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RT-qPCR detection of SARS-CoV-2 mutations S 69-70 del, S N501Y and N D3L associated with variants of concern in Canadian wastewater samples.
The Science of the total environment - 1 Mar 2022
Peterson Shelley W, Lidder Ravinder, Daigle Jade, Wonitowy Quinn, Dueck Codey, Nagasawa Audra, Mulvey Michael R, Mangat Chand S
Abstract excerpt
SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VoC) have been increasingly detected in clinical surveillance in Canada and internationally. These VoC are associated with higher transmissibility rates and in some cases, increased mortality. In this work we present a national wastewater survey of the distribution of three SARS-CoV-2 mutations found in the B.1.1.7 (alpha), B.1.351 (beta), and P.1 (gamma) VoC, namely the S-gene...
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