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Tracking SARS-CoV-2 in Sewage: Evidence of Changes in Virus Variant Predominance during COVID-19 Pandemic.
Viruses - 9 Oct 2020
Martin Javier, Klapsa Dimitra, Wilton Thomas, Zambon Maria, Bentley Emma, Bujaki Erika, Fritzsche Martin, Mate Ryan, Majumdar Manasi
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), responsible for the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, is frequently shed in faeces during infection, and viral RNA has recently been detected in sewage in some countries. We have investigated the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater samples from South-East England between 14th January and 12th May 2020. A novel nested RT-PCR approach...
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