Longitudinal and Quantitative Fecal Shedding Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2, Pepper Mild Mottle Virus and CrAssphage

Abstract Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic as a scalable and broadly applicable method for community-level monitoring of infectious disease burden, though the lack of high-quality, longitudinal fecal shedding data of SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses limits the interpretation and applicability of wastewater measurements. In this study, we present longitudinal, quantitative fecal shedding data for SARS-CoV-2 RNA, as well as the commonly used fecal indicators Pepper Mild Mottle Virus (PMMoV) RNA and crAss-like phage (crAssphage) DNA. The shedding trajectories from 48 SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals suggest a highly individualized, dynamic course of SARS-CoV-2 RNA fecal shedding, with individual measurements varying from below limit of detection to 2.79×106gene copies/mg - dry mass of stool (gc/mg-dw). Of individuals that contributed at least 3 samples covering a range of at least 15 of the first 30 days after initial acute symptom onset, 77.4% had at least one positive SARS-CoV-2 RNA stool sample measurement. We detected PMMoV RNA in at least one sample from all individuals and in 96% (352/367) of samples overall; and measured crAssphage DNA above detection limits in 80% (38/48) of individuals and 48% (179/371) of samples. Median shedding values for PMMoV and crAssphage nucleic acids were 1×105gc/mg-dw and 1.86×103gc/mg-dw, respectively. These results can be used to inform and build mechanistic models to significantly broaden the potential of WBE modeling and to provide more accurate insight into SARS-CoV-2 prevalence estimates..

Medienart:

Preprint

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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bioRxiv.org - (2024) vom: 23. Apr. Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Arts, Peter J. [VerfasserIn]
Kelly, J. Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Midgley, Claire M. [VerfasserIn]
Anglin, Khamal [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Scott [VerfasserIn]
Abedi, Glen R. [VerfasserIn]
Andino, Raul [VerfasserIn]
Bakker, Kevin M. [VerfasserIn]
Banman, Bryon [VerfasserIn]
Boehm, Alexandria B. [VerfasserIn]
Briggs-Hagen, Melissa [VerfasserIn]
Brouwer, Andrew F. [VerfasserIn]
Davidson, Michelle C. [VerfasserIn]
Eisenberg, Marisa C. [VerfasserIn]
Garcia-Knight, Miguel [VerfasserIn]
Knight, Sterling [VerfasserIn]
Peluso, Michael J. [VerfasserIn]
Pineda-Ramirez, Jesus [VerfasserIn]
Sanchez, Ruth Diaz [VerfasserIn]
Saydah, Sharon [VerfasserIn]
Tassetto, Michel [VerfasserIn]
Martin, Jeffrey N. [VerfasserIn]
Wigginton, Krista R. [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

570
Biology

doi:

10.1101/2023.02.02.23285391

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XBI038627310