Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater at Residential College, Maine, USA, August–November 2020

We used wastewater surveillance to identify 2 coronavirus disease outbreaks at a college in Maine, USA. Cumulative increases of >1 log10 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 RNA in consecutive 24-hour composite samples preceded the outbreaks. For 76% of cases, RNA was identified in gra...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2021-12, Vol.27 (12), p.3111-3114
Hauptverfasser:	Brooks, Yolanda M, Gryskwicz, Bailey, Sheehan, Shawn, Piers, Sheri, Mahale, Parag, McNeil, Susan, Chase, Jenna, Webber, Doreen, Borys, David, Hilton, Michael, Robinson, Dion, Sears, Stephen, Smith, Emer, Lesher, Emily K, Wilson, Robert, Goodwin, Matthew, Pardales, Michael
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	2019 novel coronavirus disease College campuses coronavirus disease Coronaviruses COVID-19 Disease control Disease prevention Disease transmission Dispatch Dormitories Effluents Environmental aspects Epidemics Health aspects Laboratories Outbreaks respiratory infections Risk factors SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Statistics Students United States Universities and colleges Wastewater
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Zusammenfassung:	We used wastewater surveillance to identify 2 coronavirus disease outbreaks at a college in Maine, USA. Cumulative increases of >1 log10 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 RNA in consecutive 24-hour composite samples preceded the outbreaks. For 76% of cases, RNA was identified in grab samples from residence halls
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2712.211199