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Long-term Monitoring and Sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater
Citation:
Varughese, E. Long-term Monitoring and Sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater. Department of Environmental Health Seminar, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, March 02, 2022.
Impact/Purpose:
The COVID-19 pandemic causing virus, SARS-CoV-2, has been detected in wastewater. To monitor the prevalence, trends, and genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 in the community, wastewater surveillance has emerged as a non-invasive tool. This presentation details the collaboration with the Ohio Department of Health, the Ohio Water Resources Center, the Ohio EPA and various university labs to monitor wastewater from utilities in Ohio as part of a statewide wastewater surveillance plan to aid in determining public health responses. SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentrations from multiple wastewater samples (temporal and spatial) is described. Moreover, the process of detecting variants of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater and the transition of the various variants in wastewater is explained. This presentation is scheduled for March 2, 2022 to the University of Cincinnati Medical School - Department of Environmental Health Seminar.
Description:
The COVID-19 pandemic causing virus, SARS-CoV-2 has been detected in wastewater. To monitor the prevalence, trends, and genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 in the community, wastewater surveillance has emerged as a non-invasive tool. This presentation details the collaboration with the Ohio Department of Health, the Ohio Water Resources Center, the Ohio EPA and various university labs to monitor wastewater from utilities in Ohio as part of a statewide wastewater surveillance plan to aid in determining public health responses. SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentrations from multiple wastewater samples (temporal and spatial) is described. Moreover the process of detecting variants of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater and the transition of the various variants in wastewater is explained. This presentation is scheduled for March 2, 2022 to the University of Cincinnati Medical School - Department of Environmental Health Seminar.