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Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in the wastewater of selected wastewater treatment plants: obtaining basic data for the establishment of a national monitoring system

  • Funded by State Secretariat for Education, Research, and Innovation SERI (Staatssekretariat für Bildung, Forschung und Innovation)
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Grant number: 0142004636

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2021
    2023

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $1,531,002.67

  • Funder

    State Secretariat for Education, Research, and Innovation SERI (Staatssekretariat für Bildung, Forschung und Innovation)

  • Principal Investigator

    Sektion Forschung am Menschen

  • Research Location

    N/A

  • Lead Research Institution

    N/A

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Epidemiological studies

  • Research Subcategory

    Disease surveillance & mapping

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

EAWAG analyses the wastewater from 6 sewage treatment plants across Switzerland every day for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA. The aim is to use this data to estimate the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the Swiss population, in addition to determining the number of cases. In addition, experience with the analysis of wastewater will be collected that can be used to set up a national monitoring system. This includes, for example, an estimate of how well wastewater analyses can predict the course of the pandemic when the number of cases is low or which criteria should be taken into account when selecting WWTPs for monitoring.