Lindsay B Saber, Shanika S Kennedy, Yixin Yang, Kyler N Moore, Yuke Wang, Stephen P Hilton, Tylis Y Chang, Pengbo Liu, Victoria L Phillips, Matthew J Akiyama, Christine L Moe, Anne C Spaulding
Institution-level wastewater-based surveillance was implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic, including in carceral facilities. We examined the relationship between COVID-19 diagnostic test results of residents in a jail in Atlanta, Georgia, USA (average population ≈2,700), and quantitative reverse transcription PCR signal for SARS-CoV-2 in weekly wastewater samples collected during October 2021‒May 2022. The jail offered residents rapid antigen testing at entry and periodic mass screenings by reverse transcription PCR of self-collected nasal swab specimens...
April 2024: Emerging Infectious Diseases