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Assessing the performance and suitability of wastewater based-surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 RNA in public schools

2025-01-17 infectious diseases Title + abstract only
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Municipal wastewater-based surveillance (WBS) programs for SARS-CoV-2 were valuable tools for epidemiological modelling and informing COVID-19 health policy during the pandemic. We conducted a "near to source" study to assess the capacity and performance of SARS-CoV-2 WBS programs in schools relative to municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTP). Only 4/17 schools screened had plumbing systems that were amenable to WBS. From December 2020 - March 2021 composite wastewater collected 2X/week fro...

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