Bio-Rad Launches PREvalence DdPCR SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Kit For COVID-19 Wastewater Testing

(RTTNews) - Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. (BIO) said that it has launched its PREvalence ddPCR SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Quantification Kit, a tool used to detect SARS-CoV-2 in a community's wastewater.

ddPCR technology is recommended in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines (CDC) for wastewater testing, and use of the technology has been published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a dependable method to quantify viruses in wastewater.

The PREvalence ddPCR SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Quantification Kit includes all reagents needed to detect the virus in wastewater along with software for automated analysis.

The test runs on Bio-Rad's QX200 Droplet Digital PCR System, QX200 AutoDG Droplet Digital PCR System, and the QX ONE Droplet Digital PCR System.