CoWWAn: Model-based assessment of COVID-19 epidemic dynamics by wastewater analysis

Abstract We present COVID-19 Wastewater Analyser (CoWWAn) to reconstruct the epidemic dynamics from SARS-CoV-2 viral load in wastewater. As demonstrated for various regions and sampling protocols, this mechanistic model-based approach quantifies the case numbers, provides epidemic indicators and accurately infers future epidemic trends. In situations of reduced testing capacity, analysing wastewater data with CoWWAn is a robust and cost-effective alternative for real-time surveillance of local COVID-19 dynamics..

Medienart:

Preprint

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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bioRxiv.org - (2022) vom: 25. Mai Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2022

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Proverbio, Daniele [VerfasserIn]
Kemp, Françoise [VerfasserIn]
Magni, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Ogorzaly, Leslie [VerfasserIn]
Cauchie, Henry-Michel [VerfasserIn]
Gonçalves, Jorge [VerfasserIn]
Skupin, Alexander [VerfasserIn]
Aalto, Atte [VerfasserIn]

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doi:

10.1101/2021.10.15.21265059

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

XBI032813198