DiFLUsion: A new spatiotemporal early warning system for HPAI
Irene Iglesias, Kaushi S. T. Kanankege, Engracia Valencia, C.J. Liu, C.E. Blanco, S. Lim, Juanita Gómez-Pérez, C. Tomas-Tenllado, Ana de la Torre, A. Perez · International Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2022
S1-S130reflecting the number of individuals shedding the virus ranged from 9.3E + 10 copies/day/1,0 0 0 people to 8.2E + 8 copies/day/1,0 0 0 people.Since the end of May, WWS tested negative to SARS-CoV-2 detection.Conclusion: According to the epidemiological features of the first wave of SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Lombardy, the highest amount of SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detected in WWS collected in the areas most affected by COVID-19 (i.e.Bergamo province).This optimized workflow of WWS surveillance can help assessing the real number of individuals -both symptomatic and asymptomaticable to spread the virus and appraising the effect of preventive measures.