Post-lockdown detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in the wastewater of Montpellier, France

By J. Trottier, R. Darques, N. A. Mouheb, Emma Partiot, William Bakhache, Maika S. Deffieu, R. Gaudin. medRxiv, 2020

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The evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic can be monitored through the detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in sewage. Here, we measured the amount of SARS-CoV-2 RNA at the inflow point of the main waste water treatment plant (WWTP) of Montpellier, France. We collected samples 4 days before the end of lockdown and up to 45 days post-lockdown. We detected increased amounts of SARS-CoV-2 RNA at the WWTP, which was not correlated with the number of newly diagnosed patients. Future epidemiologic investigations may explain such asynchronous finding.

Subfields: Infectious Diseases

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