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Operationalizing SARS-CoV-2 wastewater monitoring to assess traveler health in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
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- Multiyear Wastewater Monitoring of High-Risk Substances Surrounding an Annual Electronic Dance Music Festival, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 2023-2025: Surveillance Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2026Article
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Abstract
Objectives: This study explored expanded traveler- and tourism-focused wastewater monitoring in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA to complement community SARS-CoV-2 surveillance. Methods: Wastewater samples were collected November 2023 to July 2024 from the largest community-scale wastewater treatment plant in Southern Nevada, USA (N = 112 samples) and two upstream utility access holes (i.e. manholes), isolating an international airport (N = 68 samples) and a commercial area with high-density bars and nightclubs (N = 30-33 samples). Polymerase chain reaction-based methods quantified RNA concentrations of SARS-CoV-2 and pepper mild mottle virus; whole genome sequencing characterized SARS-CoV-2 variants (N = 83 qualifying samples). Results: SARS-CoV-2 concentrations exhibited concordance between liquids- and solids-based approaches. Similar trends were observed between methods and sampling locations; however, select manhole-level findings suggested potentially divergent COVID-19 infection profiles relative to residents. Whole genome sequencing also demonstrated similarities across sampling locations, although airport samples facilitated the identification of SARS-CoV-2 variants that either failed to spread locally (EG.6, JN.1.11) or preceded detection at the wastewater treatment plant (JN.1.7, KP.3). Conclusions: These findings offer new insight into the operationalization of broader traveler- and tourism-focused wastewater monitoring, which may capture SARS-CoV-2 concentration spikes and genomic profiles in high-tourism/nightlife areas that community-scale sampling might otherwise miss.
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