Nicholas R Minor, Mitchell D Ramuta, Miranda R Stauss, Olivia E Harwood, Savannah F Brakefield, Alexandra Alberts, William C Vuyk, Max J Bobholz, Jenna R Rosinski, Sydney Wolf, Madelyn Lund, Madison Mussa, Lucas J Beversdorf, Matthew T Aliota, Shelby L O'Connor, David H O'Connor
Innovative methods for evaluating virus risk and spread, independent of test-seeking behavior, are needed to improve routine public health surveillance, outbreak response, and pandemic preparedness. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, environmental surveillance strategies, including wastewater andair sampling, have been used alongside widespread individual-based SARS-CoV-2 testing programs to provide population-level data. These environmental surveillance strategies have predominantly relied on pathogen-specific detection methods to monitor viruses through space and time...
December 4, 2023: Scientific Reports