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ArticleScientific reports2025

Measuring SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Bangkok wastewater treatment plants and estimating infected population after fully opening the country in 2023, Thailand.

Thanchira Saita, Bussarakam Thitanuwat, Nattamon Niyomdecha, Jarunee Prasertsopon, Hatairat Lerdsamran, Pilaipan Puthavathana, Pirom Noisumdaeng

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Thanchira SaitaFaculty of Public Health, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, 12121, Thailand.
Bussarakam ThitanuwatFaculty of Public Health, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, 12121, Thailand.
Nattamon NiyomdechaDepartment of Medical Technology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, 12121, Thailand.
Jarunee PrasertsoponFaculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, 73170, Thailand.
Hatairat LerdsamranFaculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, 73170, Thailand.
Pilaipan PuthavathanaFaculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, 73170, Thailand.
Pirom NoisumdaengFaculty of Public Health, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, 12121, Thailand. pirom.n@fph.tu.ac.th.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has been employed for monitoring the presence of SARS-CoV-2 infected population. Herein, the study aims to apply the WBE for surveillance and monitoring SARS-CoV-2 in Bangkok, where the highest official covid-19 cases reported in Thailand, during the fully opening for international tourists in early 2023. A total of 200 wastewater samples (100 influent and 100 effluent samples) were collected from 10 wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) during January-May 2023. SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detected by real time qRT-PCR with accounting for 51% (102/200). Of these, 88% (88/100) and 14% (14/100) were detected in influent and effluent samples, respectively. The SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentration was detected in ranged of 4.76 × 10

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COVID-19RNA, ViralSARS-CoV-2WastewaterHumansThailandRNA, ViralWastewater

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PMID40113890
PMCPMC11926235

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