Wastewater surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 on college campuses: Initial efforts, lessons learned and research needs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Wastewater surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 is an emerging approach to help identify the risk of a COVID-19 outbreak. This tool can contribute to public health surveillance at both community (wastewater treatment system) and institutional (e.g., colleges, prisons, nursing homes) scales.

Objectives

This research aims to understand the successes, challenges, and lessons learned from initial wastewater surveillance efforts at colleges and university systems to inform future research, development and implementation.

Methods

This paper presents the experiences of 25 college and university systems in the United States that monitored campus wastewater for SARS-CoV-2 during the fall 2020 academic period. We describe the broad range of approaches, findings, resource need

SUBMITTER: Harris-Lovett S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7872386 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature