2023
Zika virus RNA persistence and recovery in water and wastewater: An approach for Zika virus surveillance in resource-constrained settings
Zhu K, Hill C, Muirhead A, Basu M, Brown J, Brinton M, Hayat M, Venegas-Vargas C, Reis M, Casanovas-Massana A, Meschke J, Ko A, Costa F, Stauber C. Zika virus RNA persistence and recovery in water and wastewater: An approach for Zika virus surveillance in resource-constrained settings. Water Research 2023, 241: 120116. PMID: 37270953, PMCID: PMC10330535, DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZIKV RNAZIKV outbreakZika virus surveillanceNucleic acid testingZika virus epidemicResource-constrained settingsWidespread diagnostic testingPublic health surveillanceReverse transcription droplet digital PCRTranscription droplet digital PCRAcid testingRNA persistenceDiagnostic testingHealth surveillanceDroplet digital PCRVirus epidemicVirus surveillanceIndividual testingSuch casesDigital PCRSurveillanceOutbreakRNAZIKVRecovery
2020
Measurement of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater tracks community infection dynamics
Peccia J, Zulli A, Brackney DE, Grubaugh ND, Kaplan EH, Casanovas-Massana A, Ko AI, Malik AA, Wang D, Wang M, Warren JL, Weinberger DM, Arnold W, Omer SB. Measurement of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater tracks community infection dynamics. Nature Biotechnology 2020, 38: 1164-1167. PMID: 32948856, PMCID: PMC8325066, DOI: 10.1038/s41587-020-0684-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 positive test resultsSARS-CoV-2 RNAPositive test resultsHospital admissionSpecimen collectionCOVID-19 hospital admissionsLocal hospital admissionsSARS-CoV-2 RNA concentrationsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreakRNA concentrationDisease 2019 outbreakClinical test resultsInfection surveillanceInfection dynamicsPositive testPopulation-wide levelCommunity infection dynamicsAdmissionNew Haven