Trends of Enterovirus D68 Concentrations in Wastewater, California, USA, February 2021–April 2023
Alexandria B. Boehm, Debra A. Wadford, Bridgette Hughes, Dorothea Duong, Alice P. Chen, Tasha Padilla, Chelsea L. Wright, Lisa Moua, Teal Bullick, María Salas, Christina Morales, Bradley J. White, Carol Glaser, Duc J. Vugia, Alexander T. Yu, Marlene K. Wolfe
Abstract
In this retrospective study, we measured enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) genomic RNA in wastewater solids longitudinally at 2 California, USA, wastewater treatment plants twice per week for 26 months. EV-D68 RNA was undetectable except when concentrations increased from mid-July to mid-December 2022, which coincided with a peak in confirmed EV-D68 cases.
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EnterovirusWastewaterSewage treatmentVirologyMedicineBiologyEnvironmental scienceEnvironmental engineeringVirusViral Infections and Immunology ResearchViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologySARS-CoV-2 detection and testing