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0000-0002-6382-4803
Current Organisations
Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
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University of Windsor
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WE-SPARK Health Institute
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Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Date: 25-06-2021
DOI: 10.1101/2021.06.23.21259176
Abstract: A wastewater surveillance program targeting a university residence hall was implemented during the spring semester 2021 as a proactive measure to avoid an outbreak of COVID-19 on c us. Over a period of 7 weeks from early February through late March 2021, wastewater originating from the residence hall was collected as grab s les 3 times per week. During this time, there was no detection of SARS-CoV-2 by RT-qPCR in the residence hall wastewater stream. Aiming to obtain a s le more representative of the residence hall community, a decision was made to use passive s lers beginning in late March onwards. Adopting a Moore Swab approach, SARS-CoV-2 was detected in wastewater s les on just two days after passive s lers were activated. These s les were also positive for the B.1.1.7 (Alpha) Variant of Concern (VOC) by RT-qPCR. The positive result triggered a public health case finding response including a mobile testing unit deployed to the residence hall the following day with testing of nearly 200 students and staff, which identified two laboratory-confirmed cases of B.1.1.7 variant COVID-19. These in iduals were re-located to a separate quarantine facility averting an outbreak on c us. Aggregating wastewater and clinical data, the c us wastewater surveillance program has yielded the first estimates of fecal shedding rates of the B.1.1.7 VOC of SARS-CoV-2 in in iduals from a non-clinical setting.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 08-11-2020
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 30-03-2023
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 07-2020
Location: Norway
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