Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 in air and on surfaces and estimating infection risk in buildings and buses on a university campus.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence is needed on the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in various types of environmental samples and on the estimated transmission risks in non-healthcare settings on campus.

Objectives

The objective of this research was to collect data on SARS-CoV-2 viral load and to examine potential infection risks of people exposed to the virus in publicly accessible non-healthcare environments on a university campus.

Methods

Air and surface samples were collected using wetted wall cyclone bioaerosol samplers and swab kits, respectively, in a longitudinal environmental surveillance program from August 2020 until April 2021 on the University of Michigan Ann Arbor campus. Quantitative rRT-PCR with primers and probes targeting gene N1 were used for SARS-CoV-2 RNA quantification.

SUBMITTER: Zhang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9045468 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature