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: Received: 11 October 2024 / Approved: 11 October 2024 / Online: 11 October 2024 (13:21:03 CEST)
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Mauri, F.; Caminada, A.; Pianta, E.; Zezza, G.; Tonolla, M.; Guidi, V. Detection and Quantification of SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza Viruses in Wastewater Treatment Plants Located in Ticino Region (Switzerland). Preprints2024, 2024100919. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.0919.v1
Mauri, F.; Caminada, A.; Pianta, E.; Zezza, G.; Tonolla, M.; Guidi, V. Detection and Quantification of SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza Viruses in Wastewater Treatment Plants Located in Ticino Region (Switzerland). Preprints 2024, 2024100919. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.0919.v1
Mauri, F.; Caminada, A.; Pianta, E.; Zezza, G.; Tonolla, M.; Guidi, V. Detection and Quantification of SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza Viruses in Wastewater Treatment Plants Located in Ticino Region (Switzerland). Preprints2024, 2024100919. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.0919.v1
APA Style
Mauri, F., Caminada, A., Pianta, E., Zezza, G., Tonolla, M., & Guidi, V. (2024). Detection and Quantification of SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza Viruses in Wastewater Treatment Plants Located in Ticino Region (Switzerland). Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.0919.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Mauri, F., Mauro Tonolla and Valeria Guidi. 2024 "Detection and Quantification of SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza Viruses in Wastewater Treatment Plants Located in Ticino Region (Switzerland)" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.0919.v1
Abstract
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is a promising approach that has been used to monitoring the exposure to pathogens and understanding the status of disease outbreaks in defined population groups. Viral RNAs of SARS-Cov-2 and influenza A and B were detected and quantified by two commercial kits in three wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) selected in different regions of Canton Ticino (Switzerland). We have monitored the presence of SARS-CoV-2 during two big waves of pandemic, from March 2021 until June 2023, when number of confirmed cases and tests decreased. The presence of influenza A and B viruses was investigated from October 2022 to June 2023. We confirmed the presence of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A and B in all the WWTP monitored; RNA concentration in wastewater could be correlated with clinical cases confirming that WBE is a powerful tool to monitor diseases dissemination supporting the management of an epidemic.
Public Health and Healthcare, Public, Environmental and Occupational Health
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