Tracking Emergence and Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant in Large and Small Communities by Wastewater Monitoring in Alberta, Canada
Wastewater monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 enables early detection and monitoring of the COVID-19 disease burden in communities and can track specific variants of concern. We determined proportions of the Omicron and Delta variants across 30 municipalities covering >75% of the province of Alberta (popul...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:29b9b5057d704cc8a340b9be81b032cb 2023-05-15T16:17:38+02:00 Tracking Emergence and Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant in Large and Small Communities by Wastewater Monitoring in Alberta, Canada Casey R.J. Hubert Nicole Acosta Barbara J.M. Waddell Maria E. Hasing Yuanyuan Qiu Meghan Fuzzen Nathanael B.J. Harper María A. Bautista Tiejun Gao Chloe Papparis Jenn Van Doorn Kristine Du Kevin Xiang Leslie Chan Laura Vivas Puja Pradhan Janine McCalder Kashtin Low Whitney E. England Darina Kuzma John Conly M. Cathryn Ryan Gopal Achari Jia Hu Jason L. Cabaj Chris Sikora Larry Svenson Nathan Zelyas Mark Servos Jon Meddings Steve E. Hrudey Kevin Frankowski Michael D. Parkins Xiaoli (Lilly) Pang Bonita E. Lee 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2809.220476 https://doaj.org/article/29b9b5057d704cc8a340b9be81b032cb EN eng Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/9/22-0476_article https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6040 https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6059 doi:10.3201/eid2809.220476 1080-6040 1080-6059 https://doaj.org/article/29b9b5057d704cc8a340b9be81b032cb Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 28, Iss 9, Pp 1770-1776 (2022) COVID-19 Omicron variant wastewater surveillance pathogens SARS-CoV-2 Medicine R Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2809.220476 2022-12-30T21:44:14Z Wastewater monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 enables early detection and monitoring of the COVID-19 disease burden in communities and can track specific variants of concern. We determined proportions of the Omicron and Delta variants across 30 municipalities covering >75% of the province of Alberta (population 4.5 million), Canada, during November 2021–January 2022. Larger cities Calgary and Edmonton exhibited more rapid emergence of Omicron than did smaller and more remote municipalities. Notable exceptions were Banff, a small international resort town, and Fort McMurray, a medium-sized northern community that has many workers who fly in and out regularly. The integrated wastewater signal revealed that the Omicron variant represented close to 100% of SARS-CoV-2 burden by late December, before the peak in newly diagnosed clinical cases throughout Alberta in mid-January. These findings demonstrate that wastewater monitoring offers early and reliable population-level results for establishing the extent and spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants. Article in Journal/Newspaper Fort McMurray Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Fort McMurray Canada Emerging Infectious Diseases 28 9 1770 1776 |
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COVID-19 Omicron variant wastewater surveillance pathogens SARS-CoV-2 Medicine R Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Casey R.J. Hubert Nicole Acosta Barbara J.M. Waddell Maria E. Hasing Yuanyuan Qiu Meghan Fuzzen Nathanael B.J. Harper María A. Bautista Tiejun Gao Chloe Papparis Jenn Van Doorn Kristine Du Kevin Xiang Leslie Chan Laura Vivas Puja Pradhan Janine McCalder Kashtin Low Whitney E. England Darina Kuzma John Conly M. Cathryn Ryan Gopal Achari Jia Hu Jason L. Cabaj Chris Sikora Larry Svenson Nathan Zelyas Mark Servos Jon Meddings Steve E. Hrudey Kevin Frankowski Michael D. Parkins Xiaoli (Lilly) Pang Bonita E. Lee Tracking Emergence and Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant in Large and Small Communities by Wastewater Monitoring in Alberta, Canada |
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Wastewater monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 enables early detection and monitoring of the COVID-19 disease burden in communities and can track specific variants of concern. We determined proportions of the Omicron and Delta variants across 30 municipalities covering >75% of the province of Alberta (population 4.5 million), Canada, during November 2021–January 2022. Larger cities Calgary and Edmonton exhibited more rapid emergence of Omicron than did smaller and more remote municipalities. Notable exceptions were Banff, a small international resort town, and Fort McMurray, a medium-sized northern community that has many workers who fly in and out regularly. The integrated wastewater signal revealed that the Omicron variant represented close to 100% of SARS-CoV-2 burden by late December, before the peak in newly diagnosed clinical cases throughout Alberta in mid-January. These findings demonstrate that wastewater monitoring offers early and reliable population-level results for establishing the extent and spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants. |
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Casey R.J. Hubert Nicole Acosta Barbara J.M. Waddell Maria E. Hasing Yuanyuan Qiu Meghan Fuzzen Nathanael B.J. Harper María A. Bautista Tiejun Gao Chloe Papparis Jenn Van Doorn Kristine Du Kevin Xiang Leslie Chan Laura Vivas Puja Pradhan Janine McCalder Kashtin Low Whitney E. England Darina Kuzma John Conly M. Cathryn Ryan Gopal Achari Jia Hu Jason L. Cabaj Chris Sikora Larry Svenson Nathan Zelyas Mark Servos Jon Meddings Steve E. Hrudey Kevin Frankowski Michael D. Parkins Xiaoli (Lilly) Pang Bonita E. Lee |
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Casey R.J. Hubert Nicole Acosta Barbara J.M. Waddell Maria E. Hasing Yuanyuan Qiu Meghan Fuzzen Nathanael B.J. Harper María A. Bautista Tiejun Gao Chloe Papparis Jenn Van Doorn Kristine Du Kevin Xiang Leslie Chan Laura Vivas Puja Pradhan Janine McCalder Kashtin Low Whitney E. England Darina Kuzma John Conly M. Cathryn Ryan Gopal Achari Jia Hu Jason L. Cabaj Chris Sikora Larry Svenson Nathan Zelyas Mark Servos Jon Meddings Steve E. Hrudey Kevin Frankowski Michael D. Parkins Xiaoli (Lilly) Pang Bonita E. Lee |
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Tracking Emergence and Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant in Large and Small Communities by Wastewater Monitoring in Alberta, Canada |
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Tracking Emergence and Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant in Large and Small Communities by Wastewater Monitoring in Alberta, Canada |
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Tracking Emergence and Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant in Large and Small Communities by Wastewater Monitoring in Alberta, Canada |
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Tracking Emergence and Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant in Large and Small Communities by Wastewater Monitoring in Alberta, Canada |
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Tracking Emergence and Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant in Large and Small Communities by Wastewater Monitoring in Alberta, Canada |
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tracking emergence and spread of sars-cov-2 omicron variant in large and small communities by wastewater monitoring in alberta, canada |
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