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ArticleViruses2025

Uncovering SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Epidemiology Across the Pandemic Transition: Insights into Transmission in Clinical and Environmental Samples.

Vrushali D Patil, Rashmi Chowdhary, Anvita Gupta Malhotra, Jitendra Singh, Debasis Biswas, Rajnish Joshi, Jagat Rakesh Kanwar

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Vrushali D PatilDepartment of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal 462020, India.
Rashmi ChowdharyDepartment of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal 462020, India.ORCID 0000-0003-0815-4103
Anvita Gupta MalhotraDepartment of Translation Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal 462020, India.ORCID 0000-0002-7204-2504
Jitendra SinghDepartment of Translation Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal 462020, India.
Debasis BiswasDepartment of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal 462020, India.
Rajnish JoshiDepartment of General Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal 462020, India.ORCID 0000-0002-4702-0522
Jagat Rakesh KanwarDepartment of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal 462020, India.

Funding

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal Intramural grant (IHEC-LOP/2021/IM0323)Indian Council of Medical Research Extramural grant sanction letter no: No. CTU/Cohort Study/17/10/26/2021/ECD (IHEC AIIMS Bhopal- AIIMS/BPL/IHECSR/July/22/PhD/03)
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Abstract

backgroundRespiratory droplets are the main way in which the COVID-19 pandemic's causal agent, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), spreads. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors, especially in lung cells, allow the virus to enter host cells. However, ACE2 expression in intestinal cells has sparked worries about possible fecal transfer, particularly in poor-sanitation areas like India.

methodsBetween July 2021 and July 2024, clinical (nasopharyngeal, saliva, and stool samples) and sewage samples were collected from outpatient departments and sewage treatment plants (STPs), respectively, from the high-population-density area under study in order to investigate SARS-CoV-2 transmission.

resultsThis proof-of-concept study analyzed clinical samples from

conclusionsThese findings provide critical insights into the importance of continuous environmental surveillance, silent virus circulation, changes in viral epidemiology throughout the years, and strategies to mitigate coronavirus outbreaks.

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2AdultAgedFecesFemaleHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansIndiaMaleMiddle AgedMolecular EpidemiologyNasopharynxPandemicsRNA, ViralSalivaRNA, ViralSewagecoronavirusenvironmental surveillanceimmunocompromised patientsnext-generation sequencingoutbreak preventionsilent circulation

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PMCPMC12115710

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