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Wastewater surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 is rapidly developing but has limited application in rural communities lacking centralized wastewater collection, like many in Southeast Kentucky. We propose assessing environmental surface water for SARS-CoV-2 RNA as a strategy to identify virus presence in rural communities. Aim 1 will assess viral transit dynamics in a watershed by spiking a surrogate organism upstream to assess viral transit time and stability using downstream samples. Aim 2 will seek to identify SARS-CoV-2 RNA from six watersheds in Southeast Kentucky using bimonthly samples. We will correlate environmental SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentrations with watershed populations and the community prevalence of clinical cases.
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 9/1/20 → 3/31/21 |
Funding
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
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Projects
- 1 Finished
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Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences: Administrative Core
Hahn, E. (PI), D'Orazio, J. (CoI), Fondufe-Mittendorf, Y. (CoI), Fowlkes, J. (CoI), Giannone, P. (CoI), Haynes, E. (CoI), Morris, P. (CoI), Pearson, K. (CoI), Swanson, H. (CoI) & Smyth, S. (Former CoI)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
5/1/17 → 3/31/21
Project: Research project