COVID-19 Case and Mortality Surveillance using Daily SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater Samples adjusting for Meteorological Conditions and Sample pH.
Samantha AbelsonJohnathon PensoBader AlsulimanKristina BablerMark SharkeyMario StevensonGeorge S GrillsChristopher E MasonHelena M Solo-GabrieleNaresh KumarPublished in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2023)
Time lagged wastewater SARS-CoV-2 (and its adjustment for sample pH and RNA recovery) and meteorological conditions can be used for the surveillance of COVID-19 case and mortality. These findings can be extrapolated to improve the surveillance of other infectious diseases by proactive measurements of infectious agent(s) in the wastewater samples, adjusting for meteorological conditions and sample pH value.