[HTML][HTML] Minimizing errors in RT-PCR detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for wastewater surveillance

W Ahmed, SL Simpson, PM Bertsch, K Bibby… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Wastewater surveillance for pathogens using reverse transcription-polymerase chain
reaction (RT-PCR) is an effective and resource-efficient tool for gathering community-level …

Uncertainties in estimating SARS-CoV-2 prevalence by wastewater-based epidemiology

X Li, S Zhang, J Shi, SP Luby, G Jiang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is a promising approach for estimating population-
wide COVID-19 prevalence through detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome …

Tracking cryptic SARS-CoV-2 lineages detected in NYC wastewater

DS Smyth, M Trujillo, DA Gregory, K Cheung… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Tracking SARS-CoV-2 genetic diversity is strongly indicated because diversifying selection
may lead to the emergence of novel variants resistant to naturally acquired or vaccine …

Evaluation of sampling, analysis, and normalization methods for SARS-CoV-2 concentrations in wastewater to assess COVID-19 burdens in Wisconsin communities

S Feng, A Roguet, JS McClary-Gutierrez… - Acs Es&T …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Wastewater surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 provides an approach for assessing the infection
burden across a sewer service area. For these data to be useful for public health …

Correlation of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater with COVID-19 disease burden in sewersheds

J Weidhaas, ZT Aanderud, DK Roper… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes the
coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is shed in feces and the viral ribonucleic acid (RNA) is …

Municipal and neighbourhood level wastewater surveillance and subtyping of an influenza virus outbreak

E Mercier, PM D'Aoust, O Thakali, N Hegazy, JJ Jia… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Recurrent influenza epidemics and pandemic potential are significant risks to global health.
Public health authorities use clinical surveillance to locate and monitor influenza and …

The environmental microbiology minimum information (EMMI) guidelines: qPCR and dPCR quality and reporting for environmental microbiology

MA Borchardt, AB Boehm, M Salit… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and digital PCR (dPCR) methods
have revolutionized environmental microbiology, yielding quantitative organism-specific …

[HTML][HTML] Using wastewater surveillance data to support the COVID-19 response—United States, 2020–2021

AE Kirby - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2021 - cdc.gov
Wastewater surveillance measures community infection trends. The accuracy of this
surveillance approach is independent of health care–seeking behavior, health care access …

Wastewater SARS-CoV-2 monitoring as a community-level COVID-19 trend tracker and variants in Ohio, United States

Y Ai, A Davis, D Jones, S Lemeshow, H Tu, F He… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The global pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) has resulted in more than 129 million confirm cases. Many health authorities around …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding and managing uncertainty and variability for wastewater monitoring beyond the pandemic: Lessons learned from the United Kingdom national …

MJ Wade, AL Jacomo, E Armenise, MR Brown… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has put unprecedented pressure on public health resources
around the world. From adversity, opportunities have arisen to measure the state and …