Assessment of a SARS-CoV-2 wastewater monitoring program in El Paso, Texas, from November 2020 to June 2022
Assessment of a SARS-CoV-2 wastewater monitoring program in El Paso, Texas, from November 2020 to June 2022
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DOI：
10.1080/09603123.2022.2159017
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发表时间：
2023-01-05
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Mena, Kristina D.
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作者：
Gitter, Anna;Bauer, Cici;Mena, Kristina D.
得克萨斯州边境城市埃尔帕索及其供水公司埃尔帕索水务公司启动了一项SARS-CoV-2废水监测计划，以评估病毒趋势和废水监测计划对社区的适当性。在为城市不同地区服务的四个污水处理设施（WWTF）中，几乎每周采集一次样本，使用CDC 2019-新型冠状病毒实时RT-PCR诊断面板分析SARS-CoV-2基因。病毒浓度范围为86.7至268，000 gc/L，随时间和每个WWTF而变化。四个污水处理厂的污水中病毒浓度与报告的COVID-19病例率（每100，00人）之间的滞后时间为4至24天，其中最强的趋势发生在2021年11月至2022年6月。这项研究是对地理上精确的SARS-CoV-2废水监测计划的效用进行评估，以补充公共卫生工作，这些工作将在病毒在埃尔帕索流行时进行管理。
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.