Tracking COVID-19 via sewage.
Curr Opin Gastroenterol
; 37(1): 4-8, 2021 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2318694
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE OF REVIEW We discuss the potential role of the faecal chain in COVID-19 and highlight recent studies using waste water-based epidemiology (WBE) to track severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). RECENT FINDINGS:
WBE has been suggested as an adjunct to improve disease surveillance and aid early detection of circulating disease. SARS-CoV-2, the aetiological agent of COVID-19, is an enveloped virus, and as such, typically not associated with the waste water environment, given high susceptibility to degradation in aqueous conditions. A review of the current literature supports the ability to detect of SARS-CoV-2 in waste water and suggests methods to predict community prevalence based on viral quantification.SUMMARY:
The summary of current practices shows that while the isolation of SARS-CoV-2 is possible from waste water, issues remain regarding the efficacy of virial concentration and subsequent quantification and alignment with epidemiological data.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Sewage
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Public Health Surveillance
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Curr Opin Gastroenterol
Journal subject:
Gastroenterology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
MOG.0000000000000692
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