Wastewater surveillance demonstrates high predictive value for COVID-19 infection on board repatriation flights to Australia.

ABSTRACT: Controlling importation and transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from overseas travelers is essential for countries, such as Australia, New Zealand, and other island nations, that have adopted a suppression strategy to manage very low community transmission. Wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 RNA has emerged as a promising tool employed in public health response in many countries globally. This study aimed to establish whether the surveillance of aircraft wastewater can be used to provide an additional layer of information to augment individual clinical testing. Wastewater from 37 long-haul flights chartered to repatriate Australians was tested for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA. Children 5 years or older on these flights tested negative for coron

SUBMITTER: Ahmed W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8514683 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature