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Water Res ; 252: 121223, 2024 Mar 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38310802

ABSTRACT

The microbiological analysis of wastewater samples is increasingly used for the surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 globally. We described the setup process of the national SARS-CoV-2 wastewater-based surveillance system in Denmark, presented its main results during the first year of activities, from July 2021 to June 2022, and discussed their operational significance. The Danish SARS-CoV-2 wastewater-based surveillance system was designed to cover 85 % of the population in Denmark and it entailed taking three weekly samples from 230 sites. Samples were RT-qPCR tested for SARS-CoV-2 RNA, targeting the genetic markers N1, N2 and RdRp, and for two faecal indicators, Pepper Mild Mottle Virus and crAssphage. We calculated the weekly SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentration in the wastewater from each sampling site and monitored it in view of the results from individual testing, at the national and regional levels. We attempted to use wastewater results to identify potential local outbreaks, and we sequenced positive wastewater samples using Nanopore sequencing to monitor the circulation of viral variants in Denmark. The system reached its full implementation by October 2021 and covered up to 86.4 % of the Danish population. The system allowed for monitoring of the national and regional trends of SARS-CoV-2 infections in Denmark. However, the system contribution to the identification of potential local outbreaks was limited by the extensive information available from clinical testing. The sequencing of wastewater samples identified relevant variants of concern, in line with results from sequencing of human samples. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Denmark implemented a nationwide SARS-CoV-2 wastewater-based surveillance system that integrated routine surveillance from individual testing. Today, while testing for COVID-19 at the community level has been discontinued, the system is on the frontline to monitor the occurrence and spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Denmark.


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COVID-19 , SARS-CoV-2 , Humans , SARS-CoV-2/genetics , COVID-19/epidemiology , COVID-19 Testing , Pandemics , RNA, Viral , Wastewater , Wastewater-Based Epidemiological Monitoring , Denmark/epidemiology
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Biol Lett ; 15(6): 20190180, 2019 06 28.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31213141

ABSTRACT

Pathogens often rely on their host for dispersal. Yet, maximizing fitness via replication can cause damage to the host and an associated reduction in host movement, incurring a trade-off between transmission and dispersal. Here, we test the idea that pathogens might mitigate this trade-off between reproductive fitness and dispersal by taking advantage of sexual dimorphism in their host, tailoring responses separately to males and females. Using experimental populations of Daphnia magna and its bacterial pathogen Pasteuria ramosa as a test-case, we find evidence that this pathogen can use male hosts as a dispersal vector, and the larger females as high-quality resource patches for optimized production of transmission spores. As sexual dimorphism in dispersal and body size is widespread across the animal kingdom, this differential exploitation of the sexes by a pathogen might be an unappreciated phenomenon, possibly evolved in various systems.


Subject(s)
Pasteuria , Sex Characteristics , Animals , Daphnia , Female , Genetic Fitness , Host-Pathogen Interactions , Male
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Bull Environ Contam Toxicol ; 97(6): 848-854, 2016 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27817111

ABSTRACT

Grazing by cladocerans can reduce the survival of enteric bacteria associated with fecal pollution. This study examined the potential of Daphnia magna to filter commensal and pathogenic Escherichia coli of human origin. Grazing on commensal and pathogenic bacteria was comparable, but slightly greater at 20 compared to 15 and 25°C. Filtering activity was strongly dependent on D. magna and E. coli densities at environmentally relevant bacterial concentrations. Maximum feeding rates were >107 cells h-1 daphnid-1, clearance rates were 1-6 mL h-1 daphnid-1, and filtering was independent of bacterial cell sizes between 0.7 and 1.8 µm. Filtering and ingestion of E. coli by D. magna was susceptible to acute inhibition by unionized ammonia with a 24 h EC50 of 0.18 mg L-1 NH3-N, and a LOEC of 0.09 mg L-1 NH3-N. The study indicated that biological and chemical constraints should be considered when applying Daphnia for attenuation of fecal pollution.


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Ammonia/pharmacology , Biodegradation, Environmental/drug effects , Daphnia/drug effects , Escherichia coli/drug effects , Escherichia coli/pathogenicity , Feces/microbiology , Feeding Behavior/drug effects , Symbiosis , Animals , Daphnia/growth & development , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Escherichia coli/growth & development , Humans , Temperature
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