Incidence and temporal distribution of SARS-CoV-2 circulating in the municipal wastewaters of the Buffalo City region, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Okuhle Mayoyo, Luyanda Msolo, Kingsley E Ebomah, Nolonwabo Nontongana, Anthony I Okoh

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Okuhle MayoyoSAMRC Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Centre, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, South Africa.

Luyanda MsoloSAMRC Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Centre, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, South Africa.

Kingsley E EbomahSAMRC Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Centre, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, South Africa.

Nolonwabo NontonganaSAMRC Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Centre, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, South Africa.

Anthony I OkohSAMRC Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Centre, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, South Africa.

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Background: The global health catastrophe of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) resulted from the emergence and proliferation of a Methods: Raw wastewater samples were obtained from inlets of various municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in BCMM for a 46-week surveillance period. Commercial kits were utilized to extract viral Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) from 486 wastewater samples following the standard operating protocol. Subsequently, the Quantitative Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-qPCR) was employed to profile the pervasiveness of SARS-CoV-2 RNA over the surveillance period. Results and conclusion: 351 (72 %) possessed the nucleocapsid protein gene, signifying SARS-CoV-2 RNA in the municipal wastewater. A time series analysis revealed relatively higher SARS-CoV-2 RNA counts in autumn (2022). A moderate correlation (

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InfluentMunicipal wastewaterRT-qPCRSARS-CoV-2Wastewater surveillance

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PMID41321398

DOI10.1016/j.gloepi.2025.100229

PMCPMC12662084

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