Ohio Coronavirus Wastewater Monitoring Network: Implementation of Statewide Monitoring for Protecting Public Health.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, wastewater influent monitoring for tracking disease burden in sewered communities was not performed in Ohio, and this field was only on the periphery of the state academic research community.

Program

Because of the urgency of the pandemic and extensive state-level support for this new technology to detect levels of community infection to aid in public health response, the Ohio Water Resources Center established relationships and support of various stakeholders. This enabled Ohio to develop a statewide wastewater SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) monitoring network in 2 months starting in July 2020.

Implementation

The current Ohio Coronavirus Wastewater Monitoring Network (OCWMN) monitors more than 70 u

SUBMITTER: Bohrerova Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10539008 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov-Dec 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature