EPIDEMIOLOGIA DO ESGOTO COMO ESTRATÉGIA PARA MONITORAMENTO COMUNITÁRIO, MAPEAMENTO DE FOCOS EMERGENTES E ELABORAÇÃO DE SISTEMAS DE ALERTA RÁPIDO PARA COVID-19
| Autor: | Cristina Celia Silveira Brandão, Adriano O. Maldaner, Fernando F. Sodré, Carla Simone Vizzotto |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Clinical tests
novel coronavirus Wastewater-based epidemiology Disease 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences lcsh:Chemistry 03 medical and health sciences Health surveillance 0302 clinical medicine human health risks Environmental health Pandemic 030212 general & internal medicine Inadequate sanitation 0105 earth and related environmental sciences SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 Outbreak General Chemistry wastewater-based epidemiology sars-cov-2 Geography covid-19 lcsh:QD1-999 Infectious disease (medical specialty) Viral spread |
| Zdroj: | Química Nova v.43 n.4 2020 Química Nova Sociedade Brasileira de Química (SBQ) instacron:SBQ Química Nova, Vol 43, Iss 4, Pp 515-519 |
| ISSN: | 1678-7064 0100-4042 |
| DOI: | 10.21577/0100-4042.20170545 |
| Popis: | The ability to monitor the spread of diseases is essential for prevention, intervention and control practices. In this context, wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has been applied to empirically evaluate the exposure of populations to chemical substances and pathogens of emerging concern in near real time. During the current COVID-19 pandemic, WBE remains an innovative epidemiological tool, with the potential to complement infectious disease surveillance systems. Recent studies on WBE and COVID-19 are based on the monitoring of viral RNA fragments as target biomarkers for SARS-CoV-2 via RT-qPCR and allied techniques. Literature results have been shown the potential of WBE as an innovative tool to monitor viral spread in large communities, map contagion curves and hotspots, identify the contribution of asymptomatic individuals, and subsidize early warning systems for disease outbreaks. WBE can offer less expensive responses for monitoring large populations compared to individual clinical tests which are not feasible on large scales. This aspect is important in terms of health surveillance and associated public policies, notably where clinical tests are scarce or underestimated and in less developed regions with inadequate sanitation conditions. |
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