The Efficient and Practical virus Identification System with ENhanced Sensitivity for Solids (EPISENS-S): A rapid and cost-effective SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection method for routine wastewater surveillance

Hiroki Ando, Ryo Iwamoto, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Satoshi Okabe, Masaaki Kitajima

The Science of The Total Environment · 2022 · 45 citations · 27 references

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. The long-term trend of normalized SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentration in wastewater was consistent with that of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city. These results demonstrate that the EPISENS-S method is highly sensitive and suitable for routine COVID-19 wastewater surveillance.

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