Monitoring occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 in school populations: A wastewater-based approach
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Castro-Gutierrez, V., Hassard, F., Vu, M., Leitao, R., Burczynska, B., Wildeboer, D., Stanton, I., Rahimzadeh, S., Baio, G., Garelick, H., Hofman, J., Kasprzyk-Hordern, B., Kwiatkowska, R., Majeed, A., Priest, S., Grimsley, J., Lundy, L., Singer, A. and Di Cesare, M. 2022. Monitoring occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 in school populations: A wastewater-based approach. PLoS ONE. 17 (6). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270168
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Title | Monitoring occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 in school populations: A wastewater-based approach |
Authors | Castro-Gutierrez, V., Hassard, F., Vu, M., Leitao, R., Burczynska, B., Wildeboer, D., Stanton, I., Rahimzadeh, S., Baio, G., Garelick, H., Hofman, J., Kasprzyk-Hordern, B., Kwiatkowska, R., Majeed, A., Priest, S., Grimsley, J., Lundy, L., Singer, A. and Di Cesare, M. |
Abstract | Clinical testing of children in schools is challenging, with economic implications limiting its frequent use as a monitoring tool of the risks assumed by children and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, a wastewater-based epidemiology approach has been used to monitor 16 schools (10 primary, 5 secondary and 1 post-16 and further education) in England. A total of 296 samples over 9 weeks have been analysed for N1 and E genes using qPCR methods. Of the samples returned, 47.3% were positive for one or both genes with a detection frequency in line with the respective local community. WBE offers a low cost, non-invasive approach for supplementing clinical testing and can provide longitudinal insights that are impractical with traditional clinical testing. |
Keywords | Schools; SARS CoV 2; Virus testing; COVID 19; England; Public and occupational health; Children; RNA extraction |
Sustainable Development Goals | 3 Good health and well-being |
6 Clean water and sanitation | |
Middlesex University Theme | Health & Wellbeing |
Publisher | Public Library of Science |
Journal | PLoS ONE |
ISSN | 1932-6203 |
Publication dates | |
17 Jun 2022 | |
Online | 17 Jun 2022 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 06 Sep 2022 |
Accepted | 03 Jun 2022 |
Submitted | 14 Mar 2022 |
Output status | Published |
Publisher's version | License |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270168 |
Web of Science identifier | WOS:000829295700047 |
Language | English |
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