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SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater anticipated COVID-19 occurrence in a low prevalence area.

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The detection of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater in early stages of the spread of COVID-19 highlights the relevance of this strategy as an early indicator of the infection within a specific population.
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This article is published in Water Research.The article was published on 2020-05-16 and is currently open access. It has received 881 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus.

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Wastewater-based epidemiology as a useful tool to track SARS-CoV-2 and support public health policies at municipal level in Brazil.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the results of the monitoring of sanitary sewerage in the municipality of Niteroi, a metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and its use as a complementary indicator in the surveillance of COVID-19 cases, thus assisting actions of public health from local authorities.
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Wastewater sequencing reveals early cryptic SARS-CoV-2 variant transmission

Smruthi Karthikeyan, +117 more
- 07 Jul 2022 - 
TL;DR: In this paper , a scalable solution for wastewater genomic surveillance that allows early detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants and identification of cryptic transmission was proposed, in the controlled environment of a large university campus and the broader context of the surrounding county.
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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on socio-economic, energy-environment and transport sector globally and sustainable development goal (SDG)

TL;DR: In this article, a lockdown strategy and stay at home rules to reduce the COVID-19 transmission had a drastic effect on human life, economic, environment, and energy and transport sector.
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Detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater and treated effluents: Surveillance of COVID-19 epidemic in the United Arab Emirates.

TL;DR: It was observed that the precautionary measures implemented by the UAE government correlated with a drop in the measured viral load in wastewater samples, which were in line with the reduction of COVID-19 cases reported in the population.
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Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater

TL;DR: The most widely read reference in the water industry, Water Industry Reference as discussed by the authors, is a comprehensive reference tool for water analysis methods that covers all aspects of USEPA-approved water analysis.
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Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Different Types of Clinical Specimens.

TL;DR: Results of PCR and viral RNA testing for SARS-CoV-2 in bronchoalveolar fluid, sputum, feces, blood, and urine specimens from patients with COVID-19 infection in China are described to identify possible means of non-respiratory transmission.
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Temporal dynamics in viral shedding and transmissibility of COVID-19.

TL;DR: It is estimated that 44% (95% confidence interval, 25–69%) of secondary cases were infected during the index cases’ presymptomatic stage, in settings with substantial household clustering, active case finding and quarantine outside the home.
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Evidence for gastrointestinal infection of SARS-CoV-2

TL;DR: No abstract available Keywords: ACE2; Gastrointestinal Infection; Oral-Fecal Transmission; SARS-CoV-2.
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