Wastewater-based Epidemiology for Averting COVID-19 Outbreaks on The University of Arizona Campus

W. Betancourt, Walter; W. Schmitz, Bradley; K. Innes, Gabriel; M. Pogreba Brown, Kristen; M. Prasek, Sarah; R. Stark, Erika; R. Foster, Aidan; Sprissler, Ryan; T. Harris, David; P. Sherchan, Samendra; P. Gerba, Charles; L. Pepper, Ian

doi:10.1101/2020.11.13.20231340

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Wastewater-based Epidemiology for Averting COVID-19 Outbreaks on The University of Arizona Campus

Published in medRxiv • Nov 16, 2020

Authors:

Walter W. Betancourt

Bradley W. Schmitz

Gabriel K. Innes

Abstract

Abstract The University of Arizona utilized wastewater-based epidemiology paired with clinical testing as a surveillance strategy to monitor COVID-19 prevalence in a dormitory community. Positive SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection in wastewater led to prompt testing of all residents and the identification and...

Subject

Wastewater

Outbreak

Epidemiology

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