Journal article
Wastewater monitoring for SARS-CoV-2
E Donner, A Zamyadi, A Jex, M Short, B Drigo, D McCarthy, N Crosbie, W Ahmed, J Mueller, K Thomas, P Monis, A Keegan, M Ginige, P Hugenholtz, G Tyson, K Hill, L Blackall
Microbiology Australia | CSIRO PUBLISHING | Published : 2021
DOI: 10.1071/MA21006
Abstract
Wastewater monitoring (WM) of SARS-CoV-2 from sewers was applied throughout the world early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Sharing of protocols and experiences in WM of SARS-CoV-2 by national and international researchers and practitioners has been vital to ensuring the sensitivity and specificity of the methods. WM has been a valuable adjunct to human clinical testing, and when positive results occur in sewage, community testing has been increased. WM findings allow public health officials to track and respond to the impacts of loosening lockdown restrictions, demonstrating when return to normal social activities might occur without a resurgence of rapid community transmission, and they are part..
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