Biosurveillance of wastewater offers a time- and cost-effective tool to monitor public health in a comprehensive manner and can be useful to anticipate new pandemics. Non-infectious SARS-CoV-2 particles are known to be shed with the feces of infected individuals, irrespective of their clinical symptoms. Thus, sampling of wastewater can give insights into the prevalence within the gathering ground of the wastewater treatment plant.
Download this app note to discover a workflow that:
- Can detect SARS-CoV-2 RNA from challenging sample matrices
- Can be used for the extraction and detection of other pathogens
- Ensures the comparability of samples from day to day
