Preliminary results of SARS-CoV-2 detection in sewerage system in Niterói municipality, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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115: e200196, 2020. tab, graf
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in English
| LILACS, SES-SP
| ID: biblio-1135230
ABSTRACT
This study presents preliminary results from a sewage-based surveillance to monitor the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the municipality of Niterói, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By using ultracentrifugation method associated to quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) we detected SARS-CoV-2 in 41.6% (5/12) of raw sewage samples obtained from sewage treatment plants and sewers network in the city. This pioneer study carried out in Brazil aims to subsidise information for health surveillance concerning the viral circulation in different areas of the city and, revealed the insertion and importance of environmental virology in health public policies.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Sewage
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Coronavirus Infections
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz/BR
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