Presentation
Influenza Crashes the SARS-CoV-2 Viral Wastewater Party
2023 Undergraduate Research Showcase
Document Type
Student Presentation
Presentation Date
4-21-2023
Faculty Sponsor
Greg Hampikian
Abstract
During the COVID-19 pandemic, wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) became an effective method for tracking the spread of SARS-CoV-2 across the world. This inspired the scientific community to investigate which other microbes could be measured in wastewater. The present study compares Influenza A and SARS-CoV-2 viral counts between November 2022 and March 2023 in wastewater from Meridian, Idaho. Influenza A was reliably detected in wastewater during fall and winter months and its viral counts have a weak positive correlation with SARS-CoV-2 counts. The correlation from multiplex (multiple target) analyses opens an area of research to establish the factors that influence viral prevalence and detection in wastewater.
Citation Information
Erin Milliken, Greg Hampikian and Ernie Ogden. "Influenza Crashes the SARS-CoV-2 Viral Wastewater Party" (2023) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/greg_hampikian/58/