Detection

Semi-automated offside detection to be used at World Cup in Qatar, FIFA announces

Semi-automated offside detection to be used at World Cup in Qatar, FIFA announces

FIFA announced in a statement Friday (July 1) that semi-automated offside detection technology will be used at the next World Cup, staged November 21-December 18 in Qatar. This technology “offers a support tool for video referees and on-field referees to help them make faster, more accurate and consistent decisions on offside situations,” FIFA said. Read …

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Detection of the polio virus in wastewater in England: analysis by Public Health France

Detection of the polio virus in wastewater in England: analysis by Public Health France

The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed Wednesday, June 22 the detection of polioviruses derived from a type 2 vaccine strain, in samples of wastewater taken as part of surveillance. This wastewater treatment plant is located in London and drains a population pool of 4 million people. A vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) is an attenuated strain of …

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