Wastewater Surveillance Uncovered the Impacts of the Timing of COVID-19 on the Epidemic Trajectories of Other Respiratory Diseases in Two Northeastern Cities in China
Haifeng Li,
Ziqiang Zhang,
Zhenyu Liu
et al.
Abstract:In this study, we conducted quantitative polymerase chain
reaction
(qPCR)-based wastewater surveillance for 12 prominent respiratory
pathogens in two northeastern cities of China, Dalian, and Benxi,
to understand the cocirculation patterns between COVID-19 and other
respiratory diseases from October 2022 to July 2023. Wastewater surveillance
revealed that Influenza A virus (IAV) and respiratory syncytial virus
(RSV) sewage concentrations exhibited an upward trend from October
2022 in both cities but with disti… Show more
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