ACADSTAFF UGM
| Title | : | SARS-CoV-2 surveillance using wastewater and environmental sampling in Indonesia |
| Author | : | |
| Date | : | 4 2021 |
| Abstract | : | Wastewater has been used to assess the presence of infectious agents (such as polio, typhoid), antimicrobial resistance and chemical substances (such as illicit drugs). SARS-CoV-2 RNA has been identified in the sewerage in the Netherlands, the USA, Australia and elsewhere and has been linked to the community burden of disease. Currently, this is being explored as a mechanism to inform COVID-19 control strategies – including as an early warning system to flag a community outbreak. In LMICs where testing of individuals to determine community burden of COVID-19 is impractical and/or unaffordable, assessment of community burden by testing of wastewater may be a cost-effective option. The aim of this study is to explore the feasibility of a routine regional surveillance in Indonesia using environmental samples (i.e. sewerage/septic system/pit toilets/creeks/soil) as 1) As an early warning system for the early identification of SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks within a community, 2) Monitoring community burden of SARS-CoV-2 infection, 3) Opportunity to pilot innovative methods of sampling and analysis (such as passive samplers, TAC array) |
| Group of Knowledge | : | Kesehatan Masyarakat |
| Original Language | : | English |
| Level | : | Internasional |
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