Assessment of a SARS-CoV-2 wastewater monitoring program in El Paso, Texas, from November 2020 to June 2022.

Autor: Gitter A; Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics & Environmental Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA., Bauer C; Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA., Wu F; Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics & Environmental Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA., Ramphul R; Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics & Environmental Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA., Chavarria C; Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics & Environmental Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA., Zhang K; Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA., Petrosino J; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA., Mezzari M; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA., Gallegos G; Department of Management, Policy & Community Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA., Terwilliger AL; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA., Clark JR; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA., Feliz K; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA., Avadhanula V; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA., Piedra T; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA., Weesner K; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA., Maresso A; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA., Mena KD; Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics & Environmental Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal of environmental health research [Int J Environ Health Res] 2024 Jan; Vol. 34 (1), pp. 564-574. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jan 03.
DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2022.2159017
Abstrakt: The border city of El Paso, Texas, and its water utility, El Paso Water, initiated a SARS-CoV-2 wastewater monitoring program to assess virus trends and the appropriateness of a wastewater monitoring program for the community. Nearly weekly sample collection at four wastewater treatment facilities (WWTFs), serving distinct regions of the city, was analyzed for SARS-CoV-2 genes using the CDC 2019-Novel coronavirus Real-Time RT-PCR diagnostic panel. Virus concentrations ranged from 86.7 to 268,000 gc/L, varying across time and at each WWTF. The lag time between virus concentrations in wastewater and reported COVID-19 case rates (per 100,00 population) ranged from 4-24 days for the four WWTFs, with the strongest trend occurring from November 2021 - June 2022. This study is an assessment of the utility of a geographically refined SARS-CoV-2 wastewater monitoring program to supplement public health efforts that will manage the virus as it becomes endemic in El Paso.
Databáze: MEDLINE