ArticleThe Science of the total environment2022
Modeling the number of people infected with SARS-COV-2 from wastewater viral load in Northwest Spain.
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- COVID-19 Case and Mortality Surveillance using Daily SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater Samples adjusting for Meteorological Conditions and Sample pH.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2023Article
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- Wastewater-Based Epidemiology as a Tool to Detect SARS-CoV-2 Circulation at the Community Level: Findings from a One-Year Wastewater Investigation Conducted in Sicily, Italy.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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19 authors.
Juan A VallejoMicrobiology Research Group, University Hospital Complex (CHUAC), Institute of Biomedical Research (INIBIC), University of A Coruña (UDC), Servicio de Microbiología, 3(a) planta, Edificio Sur, Hospital Universitario, As Xubias, 15006, A Coruña, CIBER de enfermedades infecciosas, Spain.
Noelia Trigo-TasendeMicrobiology Research Group, University Hospital Complex (CHUAC), Institute of Biomedical Research (INIBIC), University of A Coruña (UDC), Servicio de Microbiología, 3(a) planta, Edificio Sur, Hospital Universitario, As Xubias, 15006, A Coruña, CIBER de enfermedades infecciosas, Spain.
Soraya Rumbo-FealMicrobiology Research Group, University Hospital Complex (CHUAC), Institute of Biomedical Research (INIBIC), University of A Coruña (UDC), Servicio de Microbiología, 3(a) planta, Edificio Sur, Hospital Universitario, As Xubias, 15006, A Coruña, CIBER de enfermedades infecciosas, Spain.
Kelly Conde-PérezMicrobiology Research Group, University Hospital Complex (CHUAC), Institute of Biomedical Research (INIBIC), University of A Coruña (UDC), Servicio de Microbiología, 3(a) planta, Edificio Sur, Hospital Universitario, As Xubias, 15006, A Coruña, CIBER de enfermedades infecciosas, Spain.
Ángel López-OrionaResearch Group MODES, Research Center for Information and Communication Technologies (CITIC), University of A Coruña (UDC), Facultade de Informática, Campus de Elviña, 15071 A Coruña, Spain.
Inés BarbeitoResearch Group MODES, Research Center for Information and Communication Technologies (CITIC), University of A Coruña (UDC), Facultade de Informática, Campus de Elviña, 15071 A Coruña, Spain.
Manuel VaamondeResearch Group MODES, Research Center for Information and Communication Technologies (CITIC), University of A Coruña (UDC), Facultade de Informática, Campus de Elviña, 15071 A Coruña, Spain.
Javier Tarrío-SaavedraResearch Group MODES, Research Center for Information and Communication Technologies (CITIC), University of A Coruña (UDC), Facultade de Informática, Campus de Elviña, 15071 A Coruña, Spain. Electronic address: javier.tarrio@udc.es.
Rubén ReifCentro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais Moleculares (CiQUS), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782-Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Susana LadraDatabase Laboratory, Research Center for Information and Communication Technologies (CITIC), University of A Coruña (UDC), Campus de Elviña, 15008 A Coruña, Spain.
Bruno K Rodiño-JaneiroBFlow, Campus Vida, Universidade Santiago de Compostela and Instituto de Investigatión Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela, Edificio Emprendia, Avenida do Mestre Mateo, 2, 15706 Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.
Mohammed Nasser-AliMicrobiology Research Group, University Hospital Complex (CHUAC), Institute of Biomedical Research (INIBIC), University of A Coruña (UDC), Servicio de Microbiología, 3(a) planta, Edificio Sur, Hospital Universitario, As Xubias, 15006, A Coruña, CIBER de enfermedades infecciosas, Spain.
Ángeles CidDepartment of Biology, University of A Coruña (UDC), Campus da Zapateira, 15071 A Coruña, Spain; Advanced Scientific Research Center (CICA), University of A Coruña (UDC), As Carballeiras, Campus de Elviña 15071 A Coruña, Spain.
María VeigaAdvanced Scientific Research Center (CICA), University of A Coruña (UDC), As Carballeiras, Campus de Elviña 15071 A Coruña, Spain.
Antón AcevedoGeneral Directorate of Social Health Care, Xunta de Galicia, Edificios Administrativos, San Caetano s/n, 15781 Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.
Carlos LamoraPublic Wastewater Treatment Plant Company EDAR Bens, S.A., Lugar de Bens, 15010 A Coruña, Spain.
Germán BouMicrobiology Research Group, University Hospital Complex (CHUAC), Institute of Biomedical Research (INIBIC), University of A Coruña (UDC), Servicio de Microbiología, 3(a) planta, Edificio Sur, Hospital Universitario, As Xubias, 15006, A Coruña, CIBER de enfermedades infecciosas, Spain.
Ricardo CaoResearch Group MODES, Research Center for Information and Communication Technologies (CITIC), University of A Coruña (UDC), Facultade de Informática, Campus de Elviña, 15071 A Coruña, Spain; Technological Institute for Industrial Mathematics (ITMATI), Universities of A Coruña (UDC), Santiago de Compostela (USC) and Vigo (UVIGO), Campus Vida, Rúa de Constantino Candeira, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Electronic address: rcao@udc.es.
Margarita PozaMicrobiology Research Group, University Hospital Complex (CHUAC), Institute of Biomedical Research (INIBIC), University of A Coruña (UDC), Servicio de Microbiología, 3(a) planta, Edificio Sur, Hospital Universitario, As Xubias, 15006, A Coruña, CIBER de enfermedades infecciosas, Spain; Department of Biology, University of A Coruña (UDC), Campus da Zapateira, 15071 A Coruña, Spain; Advanced Scientific Research Center (CICA), University of A Coruña (UDC), As Carballeiras, Campus de Elviña 15071 A Coruña, Spain. Electronic address: margarita.poza.dominguez@sergas.es.
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Abstract
The quantification of the SARS-CoV-2 RNA load in wastewater has emerged as a useful tool to monitor COVID-19 outbreaks in the community. This approach was implemented in the metropolitan area of A Coruña (NW Spain), where wastewater from a treatment plant was analyzed to track the epidemic dynamics in a population of 369,098 inhabitants. Viral load detected in the wastewater and the epidemiological data from A Coruña health system served as main sources for statistical models developing. Regression models described here allowed us to estimate the number of infected people (R
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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2Epidemiological ModelsHumansRNA, ViralSpainViral LoadWastewaterRNA, ViralWastewaterCOVID–19Generalized Additive Models (GAM)Kernel smoothingLOESSSARS-CoV-2Wastewater-based epidemiology
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