Presence of SARS-CoV-2 virus in wastewater in the Kingdom of Bahrain during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several countries, including Bahrain, used wastewater surveillance for disease activity monitoring. This study aimed to determine the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in untreated wastewater and to correlate it with the disease spread.

Methods

A retrospective review was conducted for all wastewater samples tested for SARS-CoV-2 in public health laboratories from November 2020 to October 2022. Samples were collected weekly between February and October 2022 from different areas across Bahrain. Real-time polymerase chain reaction was used to test for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater, and the results were correlated with the number of COVID-19 cases in the same area.

Results

Of 387 wastewater samples, 103 (26.6%) samples tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. In late 20

SUBMITTER: Mohamed AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10642395 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature