Spatially resolved qualified sewage spot sampling to track SARS-CoV-2 dynamics in Munich - One year of experience

Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is a tool now increasingly proposed to monitor the SARS-CoV-2 burden in populations without the need for individual mass testing. It is especially interesting in metropolitan areas where spread can be very fast, and proper sewage systems are available for sampling...

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Hauptverfasser: Rubio-Acero, Raquel, Beyerl, Jessica, Muenchhoff, Maximilian, Castelletti, Noemi, Paunovic, Ivana, Springer, Bernd, Nagel, Christian, Boehm, Bernhard, Graf, Alexander, Krebs, Stefan, Keppler, Oliver T., Osterman, Andreas, Khan, Zohaib Nisar, Hoelscher, Michael, Wieser, Andreas, Jared, Anderson, Abhishek, Bakuli, Olimbek, Bemirayev, Rebecca, Böhnlein, Isabel, Brand, Jan, Bruger, Noemi, Castelletti, Josephine, Coleman, Lorenzo, Contento, Alina, Czwienzek, Flora, Deák, Diefenbach Maximilian, N., Jürgen, Durner, Ute, Eberle, Tabea, Eser, Philine, Falk, Manuela, Feyereisen, Felix, Forster, Turid, Frahnow, Jonathan, Frese, Christiane, Fuchs, Otto, Geisenberger, Kristina, Gillig, Elias, Golschan, Michelle, Guggenbuehl Noller Jessica, Pablo, Gutierrez, Anslem, Haderer, Lena, Hartinger, Jan, Hasenauer, Alejandra, Hernandez, Tim, Hofberger, Michael, Hölscher, Kristina, Huber, Christian, Janke, Antonia, Keßler, Zohaib, Khan, Johanna, Kresin, Inge, Kroidl, Arne, Kroidl, Magdalena, Lang, Clemens, Lang, Silvan, Lange, Michael, Laxy, Ronan, Le Gleut, Reiner, Leidl, Leopold, Liedl, Xhovana, Lucaj, Sophie, Nafziger Alexandra, Alisa, Markgraf, Rebecca, Mayrhofer, Dafni, Metaxa, Laura, Olbrich, Ivana, Paunovic, Michael, Plank, Claire, Pleimelding, Stephan, Prückner, Kerstin, Puchinger, Katja, Radon, Jakob, Reich, Friedrich, Riess, Camilla, Rothe, Raquel, Rubio-Acero, Viktoria, Ruci, Elmar, Saathoff, Nicole, Schäfer, Yannik, Schälte, Lara, Schneider, Mirjam, Schunk, Alba, Soler, Kathrin, Strobl, Jeni, Tang, Fabian, Theis, Verena, Thiel, Sophie, Thiesbrummel, Emilia, Von Lovenberg, Jonathan, Von Lovenberg, Claudia, Wallrauch, Andreas, Wieser, Simon, Winter, Roman, Wölfel, Julia, Wolff, Tobias, Würfel, Sabine, Zange, Eleftheria, Zeggini, Thorbjörn, Zimmer
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Muenchhoff, Maximilian
Castelletti, Noemi
Paunovic, Ivana
Springer, Bernd
Nagel, Christian
Boehm, Bernhard
Graf, Alexander
Krebs, Stefan
Keppler, Oliver T.
Osterman, Andreas
Khan, Zohaib Nisar
Hoelscher, Michael
Wieser, Andreas
Jared, Anderson
Abhishek, Bakuli
Olimbek, Bemirayev
Rebecca, Böhnlein
Isabel, Brand
Jan, Bruger
Noemi, Castelletti
Josephine, Coleman
Lorenzo, Contento
Alina, Czwienzek
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Diefenbach Maximilian, N.
Jürgen, Durner
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Tabea, Eser
Philine, Falk
Manuela, Feyereisen
Felix, Forster
Turid, Frahnow
Jonathan, Frese
Christiane, Fuchs
Otto, Geisenberger
Kristina, Gillig
Elias, Golschan
Michelle, Guggenbuehl Noller Jessica
Pablo, Gutierrez
Anslem, Haderer
Lena, Hartinger
Jan, Hasenauer
Alejandra, Hernandez
Tim, Hofberger
Michael, Hölscher
Kristina, Huber
Christian, Janke
Antonia, Keßler
Zohaib, Khan
Johanna, Kresin
Inge, Kroidl
Arne, Kroidl
Magdalena, Lang
Clemens, Lang
Silvan, Lange
Michael, Laxy
Ronan, Le Gleut
Reiner, Leidl
Leopold, Liedl
Xhovana, Lucaj
Sophie, Nafziger Alexandra
Alisa, Markgraf
Rebecca, Mayrhofer
Dafni, Metaxa
Laura, Olbrich
Ivana, Paunovic
Michael, Plank
Claire, Pleimelding
Stephan, Prückner
Kerstin, Puchinger
Katja, Radon
Jakob, Reich
Friedrich, Riess
Camilla, Rothe
Raquel, Rubio-Acero
Viktoria, Ruci
Elmar, Saathoff
Nicole, Schäfer
Yannik, Schälte
Lara, Schneider
Mirjam, Schunk
Alba, Soler
Kathrin, Strobl
Jeni, Tang
Fabian, Theis
Verena, Thiel
Sophie, Thiesbrummel
Emilia, Von Lovenberg
Jonathan, Von Lovenberg
Claudia, Wallrauch
Andreas, Wieser
Simon, Winter
Roman, Wölfel
Julia, Wolff
Tobias, Würfel
Sabine, Zange
Eleftheria, Zeggini
Thorbjörn, Zimmer
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We demonstrate that the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 RNA loads (between &lt;7.5 and 3874/ml) in these different areas within Munich correlates well with official seven day incidence notification data (between 0.0 and 327 per 100,000) obtained from the authorities within the respective region. Wastewater viral loads predicted the dynamic of SARS-CoV-2 local incidence about 3 weeks in advance of data based on respiratory swab analyses. Aligning with multiple different point-mutations characteristic for certain variants of concern, we could demonstrate the gradual increase of variant of concern B.1.1.7 in the Munich population beginning in January 2021, weeks before it became apparent in sequencing results of swabs samples taken from patients living in Munich. Overall, the study highlights the potential of WBE to monitor the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, including the introduction of variants of concern in a local population. 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It is especially interesting in metropolitan areas where spread can be very fast, and proper sewage systems are available for sampling with short flow times and thus little decay of the virus. We started in March 2020 to set up a once-a-week qualified spot sampling protocol in six different locations in Munich carefully chosen to contain primarily wastewater of permanent residential areas, rather than industry or hospitals. We used RT-PCR and sequencing to track the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the Munich population with temporo-spatial resolution. The study became fully operational in mid-April 2020 and has been tracking SARS-CoV-2 RNA load weekly for one year. Sequencing of the isolated viral RNA was performed to obtain information about the presence and abundance of variants of concern in the Munich area over time. We demonstrate that the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 RNA loads (between &lt;7.5 and 3874/ml) in these different areas within Munich correlates well with official seven day incidence notification data (between 0.0 and 327 per 100,000) obtained from the authorities within the respective region. Wastewater viral loads predicted the dynamic of SARS-CoV-2 local incidence about 3 weeks in advance of data based on respiratory swab analyses. Aligning with multiple different point-mutations characteristic for certain variants of concern, we could demonstrate the gradual increase of variant of concern B.1.1.7 in the Munich population beginning in January 2021, weeks before it became apparent in sequencing results of swabs samples taken from patients living in Munich. Overall, the study highlights the potential of WBE to monitor the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, including the introduction of variants of concern in a local population. [Display omitted] •Waste-water based epidemiology can be convenient for representative SARS-CoV-2 sampling in metropolitan areas.•38ml qualified spot sampled sewage once weekly enabled the tracking of SARS-CoV-2 dynamics in Munich over a one-year period.•Ultracentrifugation combined with standard RNA extraction and RT-PCR/ddPCR ensure easy SARS-CoV-2 detection at a low cost.•RNA extract sequencing detects presence and frequencies of variants of concern prior to frequent detection in swab samples.</abstract><cop>Netherlands</cop><pub>Elsevier B.V</pub><pmid>34346361</pmid><doi>10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149031</doi><tpages>1</tpages><oa>free_for_read</oa></addata></record>
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Sewage
Surveillance
Wastewater
title Spatially resolved qualified sewage spot sampling to track SARS-CoV-2 dynamics in Munich - One year of experience
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