Pilot ED Wastewater Surveillance During the 2024-2025 Respiratory Virus Season
Zachary Renfro, Alessandro Zulli, Vivian Levy, Roma Nawy, Alicia Mercado, Sehee Jong, Jorge Luis Salinas, Heather Eastwood, Chad Below, Alexandria B. Boehm, Julie Parsonnet, Christopher L. Bennett
TL;DR
This study compares wastewater from emergency departments with clinical tests to track respiratory viruses in two US hospitals during the 2024-2025 season.
Contribution
The study introduces ED wastewater surveillance as a novel method for tracking respiratory virus prevalence in real-time.
Findings
ED wastewater showed similar trends to clinical testing for respiratory viruses.
The method detected viral presence before clinical cases were reported.
Results suggest wastewater surveillance could complement traditional testing.
Abstract
This cross-sectional study compares emergency department (ED) wastewater surveillance for prevalence of respiratory viral pathogens with clinical testing trends at 2 urban US hospitals during the 2024-2025 respiratory virus season.
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Taxonomy
TopicsSARS-CoV-2 detection and testing · Fecal contamination and water quality · Respiratory viral infections research