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Establishment of a SARS-COV-2 early warning monitoring system based on wastewater analysis

Grant number: SLTTI20415

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2020
    2021

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $1,022,559.73

  • Funder

    Estonian Research Council

  • Principal Investigator

    Tanel Tenson

  • Research Location

    Estonia

  • Lead Research Institution

    University of Tartu, Department of Natural and Exact Sciences, Institute of Technology

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Infection prevention and control

  • Research Subcategory

    Barriers, PPE, environmental, animal and vector control measures

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Unspecified

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

In order to detect the new wave of COVID at an early stage and locally, the SARS-CoV-2 early warning monitoring system based on wastewater analysis, developed by the University of Tartu (UT), is funded, which includes regular baseline monitoring in all Estonian county centers and cities with more than 10,000 inhabitants; risk monitoring at up to 70 of the most critical sites, including international connection points: airport, port, bus station, border crossing points and selected local sites, and accurate monitoring of the positive signal in the event of a significant deviation from the baseline.