Comparison of gene targets and sampling regimes for SARS-CoV-2 quantification for wastewater epidemiology in UK prisons

K Jobling, M Quintela-Baluja, F Hassard… - Journal of Water and …, 2024 - iwaponline.com
Prisons are high-risk settings for infectious disease transmission, due to their enclosed and
semi-enclosed environments. The proximity between prisoners and staff, and the diversity of …

Implementation of practical surface SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in school settings

VJ Cantú, P Belda-Ferre, RA Salido, R Tsai, B Austin… - Msystems, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Surface sampling for SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection has shown considerable promise to
detect exposure of built environments to infected individuals shedding virus who would not …

Sentinel Cards Provide Practical SARS-CoV-2 Monitoring in School Settings

VJ Cantú, K Sanders, P Belda-Ferre, RA Salido… - Msystems, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A promising approach to help students safely return to in person learning is
through the application of sentinel cards for accurate high resolution environmental …

“They're experiencing a different sort of trauma”: Mental Health Effects of Living through the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Primary Educational Settings

A Majnoonian, D Duong, A Van Vo, C Wijaya… - 2023 - researchsquare.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the mental health of students and educational staff in
all learning environments. We conducted a qualitative study to understand the mental health …