Wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Bangladesh: Opportunities and challenges

Autor: Rehnuma Haque, Christine L. Moe, Suraja J. Raj, Li Ong, Katrina Charles, Allen G. Ross, Tahmina Shirin, Rubhana Raqib, Protim Sarker, Mahbubur Rahman, Mohammed Ziaur Rahman, Nuhu Amin, Zahid Hayat Mahmud, Dara Johnston, Nargis Akter, Taqsem A. Khan, Md. Alamgir Hossain, Rezaul Hasan, M. Tahmidul Islam, Prosun Bhattacharya
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health. 27:100334
ISSN: 2468-5844
Popis: The ongoing pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a public health crisis of global concern. The progression of the COVID-19 pandemic has been monitored in the first place by testing symptomatic individuals for SARS-CoV-2 virus in the respiratory samples. Concurrently, wastewater carries feces, urine, and sputum that potentially contains SARS-CoV-2 intact virus or partially damaged viral genetic materials excreted by infected individuals. This brings significant opportunities for understanding the infection dynamics by environmental surveillance. It has advantages for the country, especially in densely populated areas where individual clinical testing is difficult. However, there are several challenges including: 1) establishing a sampling plan and schedule that is representative of the various catchment populations 2) development and validation of standardized protocols for the laboratory analysis 3) understanding hydraulic flows and virus transport in complex wastewater drainage systems and 4) collaborative efforts from government agencies, NGOs, public health units and academia.
Databáze: OpenAIRE