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Tracking COVID-19 via sewage

2020; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 37; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/mog.0000000000000692

1531-7056

Christopher Rooney, Inês B. Moura, Mark H. Wilcox,

COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

Purpose of review We discuss the potential role of the faecal chain in COVID-19 and highlight recent studies using waste water-based epidemiology (WBE) to track severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Recent findings WBE has been suggested as an adjunct to improve disease surveillance and aid early detection of circulating disease. SARS-CoV-2, the aetiological agent of COVID-19, is an enveloped virus, and as such, typically not associated with the waste water environment, given high susceptibility to degradation in aqueous conditions. A review of the current literature supports the ability to detect of SARS-CoV-2 in waste water and suggests methods to predict community prevalence based on viral quantification. Summary The summary of current practices shows that while the isolation of SARS-CoV-2 is possible from waste water, issues remain regarding the efficacy of virial concentration and subsequent quantification and alignment with epidemiological data.