Journal article
A wastewater-based risk index for SARS-CoV-2 infections among three cities on the Canadian Prairie
Abstract
Wastewater surveillance (WWS) is useful to better understand the spreading of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in communities, which can help design and implement suitable mitigation measures. The main objective of this study was to develop the Wastewater Viral Load Risk Index (WWVLRI) for three Saskatchewan cities to offer a simple metric to interpret WWS. The index was developed by considering relationships between reproduction number, …
Authors
Asadi M; Oloye FF; Xie Y; Cantin J; Challis JK; McPhedran KN; Yusuf W; Champredon D; Xia P; De Lange C
Journal
The Science of The Total Environment, Vol. 876, ,
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
June 2023
DOI
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162800
ISSN
0048-9697