TY - JOUR
T1 - Ohio Coronavirus Wastewater Monitoring Network
T2 - Implementation of Statewide Monitoring for Protecting Public Health
AU - Bohrerova, Zuzana
AU - Brinkman, Nichole E.
AU - Chakravarti, Ritu
AU - Chattopadhyay, Saurabh
AU - Faith, Seth A.
AU - Garland, Jay
AU - Herrin, James
AU - Hull, Natalie
AU - Jahne, Michael
AU - Kang, Dae Wook
AU - Keely, Scott P.
AU - Lee, Jiyoung
AU - Lemeshow, Stan
AU - Lenhart, John
AU - Lytmer, Eva
AU - Malgave, Devesh
AU - Miao, Lin
AU - Minard-Smith, Angela
AU - Mou, Xiaozhen
AU - Nagarkar, Maitreyi
AU - Quintero, Anda
AU - Savona, Francesca D.R.
AU - Senko, John
AU - Slonczewski, Joan L.
AU - Spurbeck, Rachel R.
AU - Sovic, Michael G.
AU - Travis, R. Travis
AU - Weavers, Linda K.
AU - Weir, Mark
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023/11/1
Y1 - 2023/11/1
N2 - Context: Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, wastewater influent monitoring for tracking disease burden in sewered communities was not performed in Ohio, and this field was only on the periphery of the state academic research community. Program: Because of the urgency of the pandemic and extensive state-level support for this new technology to detect levels of community infection to aid in public health response, the Ohio Water Resources Center established relationships and support of various stakeholders. This enabled Ohio to develop a statewide wastewater SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) monitoring network in 2 months starting in July 2020. Implementation: The current Ohio CoronavirusWastewater Monitoring Network (OCWMN) monitors more than 70 unique locations twice per week, and publicly available data are updated weekly on the public dashboard. Evaluation: This article describes the process and decisions that were made during network initiation, the network progression, and data applications, which can inform ongoing and future pandemic response and wastewater monitoring. Discussion: Overall, the OCWMN established wastewater monitoring infrastructure and provided a useful tool for public health professionals responding to the pandemic.
AB - Context: Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, wastewater influent monitoring for tracking disease burden in sewered communities was not performed in Ohio, and this field was only on the periphery of the state academic research community. Program: Because of the urgency of the pandemic and extensive state-level support for this new technology to detect levels of community infection to aid in public health response, the Ohio Water Resources Center established relationships and support of various stakeholders. This enabled Ohio to develop a statewide wastewater SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) monitoring network in 2 months starting in July 2020. Implementation: The current Ohio CoronavirusWastewater Monitoring Network (OCWMN) monitors more than 70 unique locations twice per week, and publicly available data are updated weekly on the public dashboard. Evaluation: This article describes the process and decisions that were made during network initiation, the network progression, and data applications, which can inform ongoing and future pandemic response and wastewater monitoring. Discussion: Overall, the OCWMN established wastewater monitoring infrastructure and provided a useful tool for public health professionals responding to the pandemic.
KW - COVID-19 variants
KW - early warning
KW - public health response
KW - wastewater surveillance
KW - wastewater-based epidemiology
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U2 - 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001783
DO - 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001783
M3 - Article
C2 - 37738597
AN - SCOPUS:85172070238
SN - 1078-4659
VL - 29
SP - 845
EP - 853
JO - Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
JF - Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
IS - 6
ER -
