Building-level wastewater surveillance using tampon swabs and RT-LAMP for rapid SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection
Aaron Bivins, Megan Lott, Marlee Shaffer, Zhenyu Wu, Devin North, Erin K. Lipp, Kyle Bibby
Abstract
This study evaluated a passive sampling and rapid LAMP detection of SARS-CoV-2 for near-source ( i.e. , building-level) wastewater based epidemiology applications.
Topics & Concepts
WastewaterSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Epidemiological surveillanceCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Sampling (signal processing)Microbiology2019-20 coronavirus outbreakVirologyEnvironmental scienceMedicineBiologyEpidemiologyComputer scienceEnvironmental engineeringOutbreakPathologyTelecommunicationsInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseDetectorSARS-CoV-2 detection and testingBiosensors and Analytical DetectionAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques