Wastewater network infrastructure in public health: Applications and learnings from the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Main Authors: Nour Sharara (Author), Noriko Endo (Author), Claire Duvallet (Author), Newsha Ghaeli (Author), Mariana Matus (Author), Jennings Heussner (Author), Scott W Olesen (Author), Eric J Alm (Author), Peter R Chai (Author), Timothy B Erickson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Accurate estimates of COVID-19 burden of infections in communities can inform public health strategy for the current pandemic. Wastewater based epidemiology (WBE) leverages sewer infrastructure to provide insights on rates of infection by measuring viral concentrations in wastewater. By accessing th...