The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic poses a great threat to global public
health. The original wild-type strain of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 …

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant of
concern, first identified in November 2021, rapidly spread worldwide and diversified into …

Abstract The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is more immune evasive and less virulent than
other major viral variants that have so far been recognized,,,,,,,,,,–. The Omicron spike (S) …

CDC's SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance has been expanded to incorporate sequence
data from public repositories and to produce weighted estimates of variant proportions at the …

Traditional influenza surveillance informs control strategies but can lag behind outbreak
onset and undercount cases. Wastewater surveillance is effective for monitoring near real …

Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is an effective way of tracking the appearance and
spread of SARS-COV-2 lineages through communities. Beginning in early 2021, we …

Abstract The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant emerged in South Africa in November 2021, and
has later been identified worldwide, raising serious concerns. A real-time RT-PCR assay …

Estimating total infection levels, including unreported and asymptomatic infections, is
important for understanding community disease transmission. Wastewater can provide a …

As clinical testing declines, wastewater monitoring can provide crucial surveillance on the
emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variant of concerns (VoCs) in communities. In this paper we …

Real-time surveillance of infectious diseases at schools or in communities is often hampered
by delays in reporting due to resource limitations and infrastructure issues. By incorporating …