Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater at Residential College, Maine, USA, August–November 2020

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Brooks, Yolanda M. ; Gryskwicz, Bailey ; Sheehan, Shawn ; Piers, Sheri ; Mahale, Parag ; McNeil, Susan ; Chase, Jenna ; Webber, Doreen ; Borys, David ; Hilton, Michael ; Robinson, Dion ; Sears, Stephen ; Smith, Emer ; Lesher, Emily K. ; Wilson, Robert ; Goodwin, Matthew ; Pardales, Michael
• Description:
  We used wastewater surveillance to identify 2 coronavirus disease outbreaks at a college in Maine, USA. Cumulative increases of >1 log| severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 RNA in consecutive 24-hour composite samples preceded the outbreaks. For 76% of cases, RNA was identified in grab samples from residence halls <7 days before case discovery.
• Subjects:
  Coronavirus Infections Covid-19 Humans Sars-Cov-2 Waste Water Wastewater-Based Epidemiological Monitoring
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2021; 27(12):3111-3114
• Pubmed ID:
  34465415
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8632168
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maine
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  27
• Issue:
  12
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5d74ed03f6deb984fa356d8ef3c7c94613076ad84e21e631ff1b3ecc4eb9c943
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/112616/cdc_112616_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.42 MB ]