Wastewater virus detection complements clinical COVID-19 testing to limit spread of infection at Kenyon college

D Barich, JL Slonczewski - medRxiv, 2021 - medrxiv.org
In-person college instruction during the 2020 pandemic required effective and economical
monitoring of COVID-19 prevalence. Kenyon College and the Village of Gambier conducted …

Efficacy of SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance for detection of COVID-19 at a residential private college

M Landstrom, E Braun, E Larson, M Miller… - FEMS …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Many colleges and universities utilized wastewater surveillance testing for SARS-CoV-2
RNA as a tool to help monitor and mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic on campuses across the …

[HTML][HTML] Wastewater monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 RNA at K-12 schools: comparison to pooled clinical testing data

S Kim, AB Boehm - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
Background Wastewater measurements of SARS-CoV-2 RNA have been extensively used
to supplement clinical data on COVID-19. Most examples in the literature that describe …

Wastewater-based epidemiology for averting COVID-19 outbreaks on the University of Arizona campus

WW Betancourt, BW Schmitz, GK Innes… - MedRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
Abstract The University of Arizona utilized wastewater-based epidemiology paired with
clinical testing as a surveillance strategy to monitor COVID-19 prevalence in a dormitory …

[HTML][HTML] Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater from an enclosed college campus serves as an early warning surveillance system

J Kazenelson, T Jefferson, RG Rhodes, LB Cahoon… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of Covid-19, is shed from infected persons in respiratory
droplets, feces, and urine. Using quantitative PCR (qPCR), our group hypothesized that we …

COVID-19 containment on a college campus via wastewater-based epidemiology, targeted clinical testing and an intervention

WQ Betancourt, BW Schmitz, GK Innes… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Wastewater-based epidemiology has potential as an early-warning tool for determining the
presence of COVID-19 in a community. The University of Arizona (UArizona) utilized WBE …

Wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 at a Canadian university campus and the impact of wastewater characteristics on viral RNA detection

LC Bitter, R Kibbee, GC Jiménez, B Örmeci - Acs Es&T Water, 2022 - ACS Publications
Because of the increased population density, high-risk behavior of young students, and
lower vaccination rates, university campuses are considered hot spots for COVID-19 …

Targeted wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 on a university campus for COVID-19 outbreak detection and mitigation

LC Scott, A Aubee, L Babahaji, K Vigil, S Tims… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Targeted wastewater surveillance of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) has been proposed by the United States Centers for Disease Control and …

[HTML][HTML] Wastewater based epidemiology as a surveillance tool during the current COVID-19 pandemic on a college campus (East Carolina University) and its …

A White, G Iverson, LN Wright, JT Fallon III, KP Briley… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The COVID-19 outbreak led governmental officials to close many businesses and schools,
including colleges and universities. Thus, the ability to resume normal campus operation …

Show us the data: global COVID-19 wastewater monitoring efforts, equity, and gaps

CC Naughton, FA Roman Jr, AGF Alvarado… - FEMS …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
A year since the declaration of the global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic,
there were over 110 million cases and 2.5 million deaths. Learning from methods to track …