Longitudinal wastewater-based surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 during 2023 in Ethiopia

• Published in: Frontiers in public health Vol. 12; p. 1394798
• Main Authors: Abera Dinssa, Daniel, Gebremicael, Gebremedhin, Mengistu, Yohannes, Hull, Noah C, Chalchisa, Dinknesh, Berhanu, Girma, Gebreegziabxier, Atsbeha, Norberg, Ashley, Snyder, Sarah, Wright, Sarah, Gobena, Waktole, Abera, Adugna, Belay, Yohannes, Chala, Dawit, Gizaw, Melaku, Getachew, Mesay, Tesfaye, Kirubel, Tefera, Mesfin, Belachew, Mahlet, Mulu, Tegegne, Ali, Solomon, Kebede, Abebaw, Melese, Daniel, Abdella, Saro, Rinke de Wit, Tobias F, Kebede, Yenew, Hailu, Mesay, Wolday, Dawit, Tessema, Masresha, Tollera, Getachew
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 07.10.2024
• Subjects: COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; Ethiopia - epidemiology; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Public Health; qRT-qPCR; RNA, Viral - analysis; RNA, Viral - isolation & purification; SARS-CoV-2; SARS-CoV-2 - isolation & purification; Wastewater - microbiology; Wastewater - virology; wastewater treatment plants; Wastewater-Based Epidemiological Monitoring; wastewater-based epidemiology; Ethiopia; COVID-19; qRT-qPCR; SARS-CoV-2; wastewater treatment plants; wastewater-based epidemiology

Although wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) successfully functioned as a tool for monitoring the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic globally, relatively little is known about its utility in low-income countries. This study aimed to quantify severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2...