A broad wastewater screening and clinical data surveillance for virus-related diseases in the metropolitan Detroit area in Michigan
Yabing Li,
Brijen Miyani,
Russell A. Faust
et al.
Abstract:Background
Periodic bioinformatics-based screening of wastewater for assessing the diversity of potential human viral pathogens circulating in a given community may help to identify novel or potentially emerging infectious diseases. Any identified contigs related to novel or emerging viruses should be confirmed with targeted wastewater and clinical testing.
Results
During the COVID-19 pandemic, untreated wastewater samples were collected for a 1-ye… Show more
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