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Leanne Dierens
Researcher at University of Queensland
Publications - 2
Citations - 1489
Leanne Dierens is an academic researcher from University of Queensland. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Wastewater. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 813 citations.
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First confirmed detection of SARS-CoV-2 in untreated wastewater in Australia: A proof of concept for the wastewater surveillance of COVID-19 in the community.
Warish Ahmed,Nicola Angel,Janette Edson,Kyle Bibby,Aaron Bivins,Jake W. O'Brien,Phil M. Choi,Masaaki Kitajima,Stuart L. Simpson,Jiaying Li,Benjamin J. Tscharke,Rory Verhagen,Wendy Smith,Julian Zaugg,Leanne Dierens,Philip Hugenholtz,Kevin V. Thomas,Jochen F. Mueller +17 more
TL;DR: The quantification of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater affords the ability to monitor the prevalence of infections among the population via wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) and highlights the viability of WBE for monitoring infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, in communities.
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Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in commercial passenger aircraft and cruise ship wastewater: a surveillance tool for assessing the presence of COVID-19 infected travellers.
Warish Ahmed,Paul M. Bertsch,Nicola Angel,Kyle Bibby,Aaron Bivins,Leanne Dierens,Janette Edson,John Ehret,Pradip Gyawali,Kerry A. Hamilton,Ian Hosegood,Philip Hugenholtz,Guangming Jiang,Masaaki Kitajima,Homa Teimouri Sichani,Jiahua Shi,Katja M. Shimko,Stuart L. Simpson,Wendy Smith,Erin M. Symonds,Kevin V. Thomas,Rory Verhagen,Julian Zaugg,Jochen F. Mueller +23 more
TL;DR: Surveillance of wastewater from large transport vessels with their own sanitation systems has potential as a complementary data source to prioritize clinical testing and contact tracing among disembarking passengers and must be further optimized to maximize detection sensitivity.