SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Wastewater Was Highly Correlated With the Number of COVID-19 Cases During the Fourth and Fifth Pandemic Wave in Kobe City, Japan

SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Wastewater Was Highly Correlated With the Number of COVID-19 Cases During the Fourth and Fifth Pandemic Wave in Kobe City, Japan

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the cause of the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and associated respiratory infections, has been detected in the feces of patients. Therefore, determining SARS-CoV-2 RNA levels in sewage may help to predict the number...

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Main Authors: Yoshihiko Tanimoto, Erika Ito, Sonoko Miyamoto, Ai Mori, Ryohei Nomoto, Noriko Nakanishi, Naohiro Oka, Takao Morimoto, Tomotada Iwamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
sewage
wastewater
environmental surveillance
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.892447/full

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