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Covid-19: Variantenmonitoring von Sars-CoV-2 im Abwasser

  • Funded by Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH)
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Grant number: 51680

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2022

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $1,011,057.48

  • Funder

    Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH)

  • Principal Investigator

    Abteilung Übertragbare Krankheiten Sekretariat der

  • Research Location

    Switzerland

  • 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

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

Studies in Switzerland and internationally show that the currently circulating SARS-CoV-2 virus variants can be detected in wastewater and can provide valuable insights into the course of the pandemic. The virus is constantly evolving (mutating), and therefore, multiple virus variants usually circulate. Certain variants may have new properties that make them more contagious, lead to more severe disease outcomes, evade the immune response (immune-evasive), or affect the effectiveness of existing testing systems. Therefore, ETH Zurich, in collaboration with the consortium (ETH Zurich, EPFL, Eawag), will continue to provide the technical service of sequencing wastewater samples as part of the national wastewater monitoring program.