COVID-19 monitoring with sparse sampling of sewered and non-sewered wastewater in urban and rural communities
Summary: Equitable SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in low-resource communities lacking centralized sewers is critical as wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) progresses. However, large-scale studies on SARS-CoV-2 detection in wastewater from low-and middle-income countries is limited because of economic and...
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| author | Dhammika Leshan Wannigama Mohan Amarasiri Parichart Hongsing Cameron Hurst Charin Modchang Sudarat Chadsuthi Suparinthon Anupong Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen Ali Hosseini Rad S. M. Stefan Fernandez Angkana T. Huang Porames Vatanaprasan Dylan John Jay Thammakorn Saethang Sirirat Luk-in Robin James Storer Puey Ounjai Naveen Kumar Devanga Ragupathi Phitsanuruk Kanthawee Daisuke Sano Takashi Furukawa Kazunari Sei Asada Leelahavanichkul Talerngsak Kanjanabuch Nattiya Hirankarn Paul G. Higgins Anthony Kicic Andrew C. Singer Tanittha Chatsuwan Sam Trowsdale Shuichi Abe Alexander D. McLellan Hitoshi Ishikawa |
| author_facet | Dhammika Leshan Wannigama Mohan Amarasiri Parichart Hongsing Cameron Hurst Charin Modchang Sudarat Chadsuthi Suparinthon Anupong Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen Ali Hosseini Rad S. M. Stefan Fernandez Angkana T. Huang Porames Vatanaprasan Dylan John Jay Thammakorn Saethang Sirirat Luk-in Robin James Storer Puey Ounjai Naveen Kumar Devanga Ragupathi Phitsanuruk Kanthawee Daisuke Sano Takashi Furukawa Kazunari Sei Asada Leelahavanichkul Talerngsak Kanjanabuch Nattiya Hirankarn Paul G. Higgins Anthony Kicic Andrew C. Singer Tanittha Chatsuwan Sam Trowsdale Shuichi Abe Alexander D. McLellan Hitoshi Ishikawa |
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| description | Summary: Equitable SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in low-resource communities lacking centralized sewers is critical as wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) progresses. However, large-scale studies on SARS-CoV-2 detection in wastewater from low-and middle-income countries is limited because of economic and technical reasons. In this study, wastewater samples were collected twice a month from 186 urban and rural subdistricts in nine provinces of Thailand mostly having decentralized and non-sewered sanitation infrastructure and analyzed for SARS-CoV-2 RNA variants using allele-specific RT-qPCR. Wastewater SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentration was used to estimate the real-time incidence and time-varying effective reproduction number (Re). Results showed an increase in SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentrations in wastewater from urban and rural areas 14–20 days earlier than infected individuals were officially reported. It also showed that community/food markets were “hot spots” for infected people. This approach offers an opportunity for early detection of transmission surges, allowing preparedness and potentially mitigating significant outbreaks at both spatial and temporal scales. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3adea5365c9b47e5bd059515a0f998042023-07-23T04:55:10ZengElsevieriScience2589-00422023-07-01267107019COVID-19 monitoring with sparse sampling of sewered and non-sewered wastewater in urban and rural communitiesDhammika Leshan Wannigama0Mohan Amarasiri1Parichart Hongsing2Cameron Hurst3Charin Modchang4Sudarat Chadsuthi5Suparinthon Anupong6Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen7Ali Hosseini Rad S. M.8Stefan Fernandez9Angkana T. Huang10Porames Vatanaprasan11Dylan John Jay12Thammakorn Saethang13Sirirat Luk-in14Robin James Storer15Puey Ounjai16Naveen Kumar Devanga Ragupathi17Phitsanuruk Kanthawee18Daisuke Sano19Takashi Furukawa20Kazunari Sei21Asada Leelahavanichkul22Talerngsak Kanjanabuch23Nattiya Hirankarn24Paul G. Higgins25Anthony Kicic26Andrew C. Singer27Tanittha Chatsuwan28Sam Trowsdale29Shuichi Abe30Alexander D. McLellan31Hitoshi Ishikawa32Department of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital, Yamagata, Japan; Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand; Center of Excellence in Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; School of Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia; Biofilms and Antimicrobial Resistance Consortium of ODA receiving countries, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK; Pathogen Hunter’s Research Collaborative Team, Department of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital, Yamagata, Japan; Corresponding authorLaboratory of Environmental Hygiene, Department of Health Science, School of Allied Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kitasato University, Kitasato, Sagamihara-Minami, Kanagawa 252-0373, JapanMae Fah Luang University Hospital, Chiang Rai, Thailand; School of Integrative Medicine, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, ThailandMolly Wardaguga Research Centre, Charles Darwin University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Statistics, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, AustraliaBiophysics Group, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand; Centre of Excellence in Mathematics, MHESI, Bangkok 10400, Thailand; Thailand Center of Excellence in Physics, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, 328 Si Ayutthaya Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand; Corresponding authorDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, ThailandBiophysics Group, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, ThailandFaculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; Institute of Clinical Sciences, Department of Surgery, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, 40530 Gothenburg, SwedenDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, Otago 9010, New Zealand; Center of Excellence in Immunology and Immune-Mediated Diseases, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, ThailandDepartment of Virology, U.S. Army Medical Directorate, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, ThailandDepartment of Virology, U.S. Army Medical Directorate, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, ThailandFaculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandPathogen Hunter’s Research Collaborative Team, Department of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital, Yamagata, JapanDepartment of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, ThailandDepartment of Clinical Microbiology and Applied Technology, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandOffice of Research Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, ThailandDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandSchool of Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia; Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK; Department of Clinical Microbiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, IndiaPublic Health major, School of Health Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, ThailandDepartment of Frontier Sciences for Advanced Environment, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, JapanLaboratory of Environmental Hygiene, Department of Health Science, School of Allied Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kitasato University, Kitasato, Sagamihara-Minami, Kanagawa 252-0373, JapanLaboratory of Environmental Hygiene, Department of Health Science, School of Allied Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kitasato University, Kitasato, Sagamihara-Minami, Kanagawa 252-0373, JapanDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital, Yamagata, Japan; Translational Research in Inflammation and Immunology Research Unit (TRIRU), Department of Microbiology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, ThailandDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; Center of Excellence in Kidney Metabolic Disorders, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; Dialysis Policy and Practice Program (DiP3), School of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; Peritoneal Dialysis Excellence Center, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, ThailandDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand; Center of Excellence in Immunology and Immune-Mediated Diseases, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, ThailandInstitute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; German Centre for Infection Research, Partner site Bonn-Cologne, Cologne, GermanyWal-Yan Respiratory Research Centre, Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia; Centre for Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine, Medical School, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia; Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Perth Children’s Hospital, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia; School of Population Health, Curtin University, Bentley, WA 6102, AustraliaUK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, OX10 8BB Wallingford, UKDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand; Center of Excellence in Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; Corresponding authorDepartment of Environmental Science, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New ZealandDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital, Yamagata, JapanDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, Otago 9010, New Zealand; Corresponding authorYamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Kamiyanagi, Yamagata 990-2212, JapanSummary: Equitable SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in low-resource communities lacking centralized sewers is critical as wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) progresses. However, large-scale studies on SARS-CoV-2 detection in wastewater from low-and middle-income countries is limited because of economic and technical reasons. In this study, wastewater samples were collected twice a month from 186 urban and rural subdistricts in nine provinces of Thailand mostly having decentralized and non-sewered sanitation infrastructure and analyzed for SARS-CoV-2 RNA variants using allele-specific RT-qPCR. Wastewater SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentration was used to estimate the real-time incidence and time-varying effective reproduction number (Re). Results showed an increase in SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentrations in wastewater from urban and rural areas 14–20 days earlier than infected individuals were officially reported. It also showed that community/food markets were “hot spots” for infected people. This approach offers an opportunity for early detection of transmission surges, allowing preparedness and potentially mitigating significant outbreaks at both spatial and temporal scales.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004223010969Environmental monitoringVirologyApplied microbiologyMolecular microbiology |
| spellingShingle | Dhammika Leshan Wannigama Mohan Amarasiri Parichart Hongsing Cameron Hurst Charin Modchang Sudarat Chadsuthi Suparinthon Anupong Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen Ali Hosseini Rad S. M. Stefan Fernandez Angkana T. Huang Porames Vatanaprasan Dylan John Jay Thammakorn Saethang Sirirat Luk-in Robin James Storer Puey Ounjai Naveen Kumar Devanga Ragupathi Phitsanuruk Kanthawee Daisuke Sano Takashi Furukawa Kazunari Sei Asada Leelahavanichkul Talerngsak Kanjanabuch Nattiya Hirankarn Paul G. Higgins Anthony Kicic Andrew C. Singer Tanittha Chatsuwan Sam Trowsdale Shuichi Abe Alexander D. McLellan Hitoshi Ishikawa COVID-19 monitoring with sparse sampling of sewered and non-sewered wastewater in urban and rural communities iScience Environmental monitoring Virology Applied microbiology Molecular microbiology |
| title | COVID-19 monitoring with sparse sampling of sewered and non-sewered wastewater in urban and rural communities |
| title_full | COVID-19 monitoring with sparse sampling of sewered and non-sewered wastewater in urban and rural communities |
| title_fullStr | COVID-19 monitoring with sparse sampling of sewered and non-sewered wastewater in urban and rural communities |
| title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 monitoring with sparse sampling of sewered and non-sewered wastewater in urban and rural communities |
| title_short | COVID-19 monitoring with sparse sampling of sewered and non-sewered wastewater in urban and rural communities |
| title_sort | covid 19 monitoring with sparse sampling of sewered and non sewered wastewater in urban and rural communities |
| topic | Environmental monitoring Virology Applied microbiology Molecular microbiology |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004223010969 |
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