[HTML][HTML] Digital PCR for the characterization of reference materials

MH Cleveland, HJ He, M Milavec, YK Bae… - Molecular aspects of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Well-characterized reference materials support harmonization and accuracy when
conducting nucleic acid-based tests (such as qPCR); digital PCR (dPCR) can measure the …

Wastewater-based epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses: bibliometric tracking of the last decade and emerging research directions

H Waseem, R Abid, J Ali, CJ Oswald, KA Gilbride - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted an overwhelming surge in research investigating
different aspects of the disease and its causative agent. In this study, we aim to discern …

Indoor air surveillance and factors associated with respiratory pathogen detection in community settings in Belgium

J Raymenants, C Geenen, L Budts, J Thibaut… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Currently, the real-life impact of indoor climate, human behaviour, ventilation and air filtration
on respiratory pathogen detection and concentration are poorly understood. This hinders the …

Time series modelling for wastewater-based epidemiology of COVID-19: A nationwide study in 40 wastewater treatment plants of Belgium, February 2021 to June …

X Bertels, S Hanoteaux, R Janssens, H Maloux… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has been implemented to monitor
surges of COVID-19. Yet, multiple factors impede the usefulness of WBE and quantitative …

[HTML][HTML] Respiratory Viruses in Wastewater Compared with Clinical Samples, Leuven, Belgium

A Rector, M Bloemen, M Thijssen, B Pussig… - Emerging Infectious …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In a 2-year study in Leuven, Belgium, we investigated the use of wastewater sampling to
assess community spread of respiratory viruses. Comparison with the number of positive …

Longitudinal wastewater surveillance of four key pathogens during an unprecedented large-scale COVID-19 outbreak in China facilitated a novel strategy for …

S Fu, Y Zhang, R Wang, Z Deng, F He, X Jiang, L Shen - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is a promising tool for monitoring the spread of
SARS-CoV-2 and other pathogens, providing a novel public health strategy to combat …

Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater matrix: a review

NV Mogili, MR Mallu, J Kodavaty, RR Erva - Environmental Monitoring and …, 2024 - Springer
SARS-CoV-2 is the agent responsible for the global pandemic sickness, COVID-19. It is an
enveloped virus that belongs to the family Coronaviridae. Recent studies have revealed the …

Trends in SARS-CoV-2 clinically confirmed cases and viral load in wastewater: A critical alignment for Padua city (NE Italy)

T Baldovin, I Amoruso, M Fonzo, C Bertoncello… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE)
has been depicted as a promising environmental surveillance tool and early warning …

Navigating Evolving Challenges in Blood Safety

MR Pourkarim - Viruses, 2024 - mdpi.com
Blood safety remains a paramount public health concern, and health authorities maintain a
high level of vigilance to prevent transfusion-transmitted infections (TTIs)[1]. Rigorous …

Assessment of the clinical and analytical performance of three Seegene Allplex SARS-CoV-2 assays within the VALCOR framework

PYJ Chung, SK Dhillon, C Simoens… - Microbiology …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic demonstrated the need
for accurate diagnostic testing for the early detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome …