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Tracking viral variants by wastewater surveillance, from laboratory diagnosis towards on-site monitoring: lessons learned from the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
Journal of environmental management - 15 Apr 2026
Zhang Qifeng, Gao Chuanzuo, Ge Xinyue, Sun Yuchen, Liu Peng, Zhang Xu-Xiang
Abstract excerpt
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) provides a scalable, population-level biosurveillance layer that complements clinical testing for monitoring SARS-CoV-2 circulation, particularly when diagnostic participation, access, or representativeness is limited. As SARS-CoV-2 continues to evolve, wastewater surveillance has expanded beyond quantifying total viral RNA to also resolving signature mutations and mixed...
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