Predicting COVID-19 cases across a large university campus using built environment surveillance
Aaron Hinz,
Jason A Moggridge,
Hanna Ke
et al.
Abstract:Background: Environmental surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 via wastewater has become an invaluable tool for population-level surveillance. Built environment sampling may provide complementary spatially refined detection for viral surveillance in congregate settings such as universities. Methods: We conducted a prospective environmental surveillance study at the University of Ottawa between September 2021 and April 2022. Floor surface samples were collected twice weekly from six university buildings and analyzed for … Show more
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