Wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in dormitories as a part of comprehensive university campus COVID-19 monitoring

Lu, Emily; Ai, Yuehan; Davis, Angela; Straathof, Judith; Halloran, Kent; Hull, Natalie M.; Winston, Ryan J.; Weir, Mark H.; Soller, Jeffrey A.; Bohrerova, Zuzana; Oglesbee, Michael; Lee, Jiyoung

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2022.113580

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“…WBE for SARS-CoV-2 analysis is a recent global endeavor to mitigate low testing frequencies and reporting information to gather more comprehensive data on the current status of COVID-19 in a community. [ 20 , [27] , [28] , [29] , [30] ] Moreover, WBE has been effective in detecting key variants responsible for the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 infectivity and pathogenicity. [ 13 , 15 , 20 , 31 ] In this study, we analyzed multiple WRFs and local collection sites in the Reno-Sparks metropolitan area using RT-qPCR to quantify the presence of SARS-CoV-2 and its variants.…”

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Significance of wastewater surveillance in detecting the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 variants and other respiratory viruses in the community – A multi-site evaluation

Khan

Haak

et al. 2023

One Health

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Significance of wastewater surveillance in detecting the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 variants and other respiratory viruses in the community – A multi-site evaluation

Khan

Haak

et al. 2023

One Health

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“…WBE for SARS-CoV-2 analysis is a recent global endeavor to mitigate low testing frequencies and reporting information to gather more comprehensive data on the current status of COVID-19 in a community. 20,[27][28][29][30] Moreover, WBE has been effective in detecting key variants responsible for the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 infectivity and pathogenicity. 13,15,20,31 In this study, we analyzed multiple WRFs and local collection sites in the Reno-Sparks metropolitan area using RT-qPCR to quantify the presence of SARS-CoV-2 and its variants.…”

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Significance of Wastewater Surveillance in Detecting the Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Variants and Other Respiratory Viruses in the Community – A Multi-Site Evaluation

Khan

Haak

et al. 2023

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Detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) viral genome in wastewater has proven to be useful for tracking the trends of virus prevalence within the community. The surveillance also provides precise and early detection of any new and circulating variants, which aids in response to viral outbreaks. Site-specific monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 variants provides valuable information on the prevalence of new or emerging variants in the community. We sequenced the genomic RNA of viruses present in the wastewater samples and analyzed for the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 variants as well as other respiratory viruses for a period of one year to account for seasonal variations. The samples were collected from the Reno-Sparks metropolitan area on a weekly basis between November 2021 to November 2022. Samples were analyzed to detect the levels of SARS-CoV-2 genomic copies and variants identification. This study confirmed that wastewater monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 variants could be used for community surveillance and early detection of circulating variants and supports wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) as a complement to clinical respiratory virus testing as a healthcare response effort. Our study showed the persistence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus throughout the year compared to a seasonal presence of other respiratory viruses, implicating SARS-CoV-2 broad genetic diversity and strength to persist and infect susceptible hosts. Through secondary analysis, we further identified antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes in the same wastewater samples and found WBE to be a feasible tool for community AMR detection and monitoring.

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“…Additional publications were those by Liu et al (2022) “The impact of crowd gatherings on the spread of COVID-19”, Lu et al (2022) “Wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in dormitories as a part of comprehensive university campus COVID-19 monitoring”, and Song et al (2022) “High altitude Relieves transmission risks of COVID-19 through meteorological and environmental factors: Evidence from China”.…”

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The environment, epidemics, and human health

Núñez‐Delgado

Ahmed

Bontempi

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Environmental Research

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Wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in dormitories as a part of comprehensive university campus COVID-19 monitoring

Cited by 26 publications

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Significance of wastewater surveillance in detecting the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 variants and other respiratory viruses in the community – A multi-site evaluation

Significance of wastewater surveillance in detecting the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 variants and other respiratory viruses in the community – A multi-site evaluation

Significance of Wastewater Surveillance in Detecting the Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Variants and Other Respiratory Viruses in the Community – A Multi-Site Evaluation

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