Tracking Emergence and Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant in Large and Small Communities by Wastewater Monitoring in Alberta, Canada
Wastewater monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 enables early detection and monitoring of the COVID-19 disease burden in communities and can track specific variants of concern. We determined proportions of the Omicron and Delta variants across 30 municipalities covering >75% of the province of Alberta (popu...
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| author | Casey R.J. Hubert Nicole Acosta Barbara J.M. Waddell Maria E. Hasing Yuanyuan Qiu Meghan Fuzzen Nathanael B.J. Harper María A. Bautista Tiejun Gao Chloe Papparis Jenn Van Doorn Kristine Du Kevin Xiang Leslie Chan Laura Vivas Puja Pradhan Janine McCalder Kashtin Low Whitney E. England Darina Kuzma John Conly M. Cathryn Ryan Gopal Achari Jia Hu Jason L. Cabaj Chris Sikora Larry Svenson Nathan Zelyas Mark Servos Jon Meddings Steve E. Hrudey Kevin Frankowski Michael D. Parkins Xiaoli (Lilly) Pang Bonita E. Lee |
| author_facet | Casey R.J. Hubert Nicole Acosta Barbara J.M. Waddell Maria E. Hasing Yuanyuan Qiu Meghan Fuzzen Nathanael B.J. Harper María A. Bautista Tiejun Gao Chloe Papparis Jenn Van Doorn Kristine Du Kevin Xiang Leslie Chan Laura Vivas Puja Pradhan Janine McCalder Kashtin Low Whitney E. England Darina Kuzma John Conly M. Cathryn Ryan Gopal Achari Jia Hu Jason L. Cabaj Chris Sikora Larry Svenson Nathan Zelyas Mark Servos Jon Meddings Steve E. Hrudey Kevin Frankowski Michael D. Parkins Xiaoli (Lilly) Pang Bonita E. Lee |
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Wastewater monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 enables early detection and monitoring of the COVID-19 disease burden in communities and can track specific variants of concern. We determined proportions of the Omicron and Delta variants across 30 municipalities covering >75% of the province of Alberta (population 4.5 million), Canada, during November 2021–January 2022. Larger cities Calgary and Edmonton exhibited more rapid emergence of Omicron than did smaller and more remote municipalities. Notable exceptions were Banff, a small international resort town, and Fort McMurray, a medium-sized northern community that has many workers who fly in and out regularly. The integrated wastewater signal revealed that the Omicron variant represented close to 100% of SARS-CoV-2 burden by late December, before the peak in newly diagnosed clinical cases throughout Alberta in mid-January. These findings demonstrate that wastewater monitoring offers early and reliable population-level results for establishing the extent and spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants.
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| spelling | doaj.art-29b9b5057d704cc8a340b9be81b032cb2022-12-22T03:25:39ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592022-09-012891770177610.3201/eid2809.220476Tracking Emergence and Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant in Large and Small Communities by Wastewater Monitoring in Alberta, CanadaCasey R.J. HubertNicole AcostaBarbara J.M. WaddellMaria E. HasingYuanyuan QiuMeghan FuzzenNathanael B.J. HarperMaría A. BautistaTiejun GaoChloe PapparisJenn Van DoornKristine DuKevin XiangLeslie ChanLaura VivasPuja PradhanJanine McCalderKashtin LowWhitney E. EnglandDarina KuzmaJohn ConlyM. Cathryn RyanGopal AchariJia HuJason L. CabajChris SikoraLarry SvensonNathan ZelyasMark ServosJon MeddingsSteve E. HrudeyKevin FrankowskiMichael D. ParkinsXiaoli (Lilly) PangBonita E. Lee Wastewater monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 enables early detection and monitoring of the COVID-19 disease burden in communities and can track specific variants of concern. We determined proportions of the Omicron and Delta variants across 30 municipalities covering >75% of the province of Alberta (population 4.5 million), Canada, during November 2021–January 2022. Larger cities Calgary and Edmonton exhibited more rapid emergence of Omicron than did smaller and more remote municipalities. Notable exceptions were Banff, a small international resort town, and Fort McMurray, a medium-sized northern community that has many workers who fly in and out regularly. The integrated wastewater signal revealed that the Omicron variant represented close to 100% of SARS-CoV-2 burden by late December, before the peak in newly diagnosed clinical cases throughout Alberta in mid-January. These findings demonstrate that wastewater monitoring offers early and reliable population-level results for establishing the extent and spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/9/22-0476_articleCOVID-19Omicron variantwastewatersurveillancepathogensSARS-CoV-2 |
| spellingShingle | Casey R.J. Hubert Nicole Acosta Barbara J.M. Waddell Maria E. Hasing Yuanyuan Qiu Meghan Fuzzen Nathanael B.J. Harper María A. Bautista Tiejun Gao Chloe Papparis Jenn Van Doorn Kristine Du Kevin Xiang Leslie Chan Laura Vivas Puja Pradhan Janine McCalder Kashtin Low Whitney E. England Darina Kuzma John Conly M. Cathryn Ryan Gopal Achari Jia Hu Jason L. Cabaj Chris Sikora Larry Svenson Nathan Zelyas Mark Servos Jon Meddings Steve E. Hrudey Kevin Frankowski Michael D. Parkins Xiaoli (Lilly) Pang Bonita E. Lee Tracking Emergence and Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant in Large and Small Communities by Wastewater Monitoring in Alberta, Canada Emerging Infectious Diseases COVID-19 Omicron variant wastewater surveillance pathogens SARS-CoV-2 |
| title | Tracking Emergence and Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant in Large and Small Communities by Wastewater Monitoring in Alberta, Canada |
| title_full | Tracking Emergence and Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant in Large and Small Communities by Wastewater Monitoring in Alberta, Canada |
| title_fullStr | Tracking Emergence and Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant in Large and Small Communities by Wastewater Monitoring in Alberta, Canada |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tracking Emergence and Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant in Large and Small Communities by Wastewater Monitoring in Alberta, Canada |
| title_short | Tracking Emergence and Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant in Large and Small Communities by Wastewater Monitoring in Alberta, Canada |
| title_sort | tracking emergence and spread of sars cov 2 omicron variant in large and small communities by wastewater monitoring in alberta canada |
| topic | COVID-19 Omicron variant wastewater surveillance pathogens SARS-CoV-2 |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/9/22-0476_article |
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