COVID-19 surveillance in wastewater: An epidemiological tool for the monitoring of SARS-CoV-2

S Maryam, I Ul Haq, G Yahya, M Ul Haq… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has prompted a lot of questions
globally regarding the range of information about the virus's possible routes of transmission …

[HTML][HTML] Contextualizing Wastewater-Based surveillance in the COVID-19 vaccination era

F Armas, F Chandra, WL Lee, X Gu, H Chen… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract SARS-CoV-2 wastewater-based surveillance (WBS) offers a tool for cost-effective
oversight of a population's infections. In the past two years, WBS has proven to be crucial for …

Does normalization of SARS-CoV-2 concentrations by Pepper Mild Mottle Virus improve correlations and lead time between wastewater surveillance and clinical data …

R Maal-Bared, Y Qiu, Q Li, T Gao, SE Hrudey… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Wastewater-based surveillance (WBS) data normalization is an analyte measurement
correction that addresses variations resulting from dilution of fecal discharge by non-sanitary …

Contribution of SARS-CoV-2 RNA shedding routes to RNA loads in wastewater

K Crank, W Chen, A Bivins, S Lowry, K Bibby - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
A portion of those infected with SARS-CoV-2 shed the virus and its genetic material in
respiratory fluids, saliva, urine, and stool, thus giving the potential to monitor for infections …

Wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza in preK-12 schools shows school, community, and citywide infections

M Wolken, T Sun, C McCall, R Schneider, K Caton… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Wastewater surveillance is a passive and efficient way to monitor the spread of infectious
diseases in large populations and high transmission areas such as preK-12 schools …

Monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 in sewersheds with low COVID-19 cases using a passive sampling technique

J Li, W Ahmed, S Metcalfe, WJM Smith, B Tscharke… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 RNA in sewer systems, upstream of a wastewater
treatment plant, is an effective approach for understanding potential COVID-19 transmission …

[HTML][HTML] Performance evaluation of virus concentration methods for implementing SARS-CoV-2 wastewater based epidemiology emphasizing quick data turnaround

MAI Juel, N Stark, B Nicolosi, J Lontai… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Wastewater based epidemiology (WBE) has drawn significant attention as an early warning
tool to detect and predict the trajectory of COVID-19 cases in a community, in conjunction …

[HTML][HTML] Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in sewage from buildings housing residents with different vulnerability levels

A Pico-Tomàs, C Mejías-Molina, I Zammit… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
During the last three years, various restrictions have been set up to limit the transmission of
the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). While these rules apply at a large scale (eg, country …

[HTML][HTML] Identification and genome sequencing of an influenza H3N2 variant in wastewater from elementary schools during a surge of influenza A cases in Las Vegas …

V Vo, A Harrington, CL Chang, H Baker… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Real-time surveillance of infectious diseases at schools or in communities is often hampered
by delays in reporting due to resource limitations and infrastructure issues. By incorporating …

[HTML][HTML] Safer at school early alert: an observational study of wastewater and surface monitoring to detect COVID-19 in elementary schools

R Fielding-Miller, S Karthikeyan, T Gaines… - The Lancet Regional …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Schools are high-risk settings for SARS-CoV-2 transmission, but necessary for
children's educational and social-emotional wellbeing. Previous research suggests that …