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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2023 Oct 26;29(12).
doi: 10.3201/eid2912.230717. Online ahead of print.
SARS-CoV-2 Variants BQ.1 and XBB.1.5 in Wastewater of Aircraft Flying from China to Denmark, 2023
Amanda Gammelby Qvesel, Marc Bennedbæk, Nicolai Balle Larsen, Vithiagaran Gunalan, Lene Wulff Krogsgaard, Morten Rasmussen, Lasse Dam Rasmussen
We analyzed wastewater samples from 14 aircraft arriving in Denmark directly from China during January 9-February 12, 2023. Wastewater from 11 aircraft was SARS-CoV-2-positive by PCR; 6 predominantly contained BQ.1 and XBB.1 subvariants. Wastewater-based surveillance can contribute to public health monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 and other emerging infectious agents.
Keywords: COVID-19; COVID-19 nucleic acid testing; China; Denmark; PCR; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; aircraft; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; respiratory infections; sequence analysis; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; wastewater; whole-genome sequencing; zoonoses.
. 2023 Oct 26;29(12).
doi: 10.3201/eid2912.230717. Online ahead of print.
SARS-CoV-2 Variants BQ.1 and XBB.1.5 in Wastewater of Aircraft Flying from China to Denmark, 2023
Amanda Gammelby Qvesel, Marc Bennedbæk, Nicolai Balle Larsen, Vithiagaran Gunalan, Lene Wulff Krogsgaard, Morten Rasmussen, Lasse Dam Rasmussen
- PMID: 37885051
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2912.230717
We analyzed wastewater samples from 14 aircraft arriving in Denmark directly from China during January 9-February 12, 2023. Wastewater from 11 aircraft was SARS-CoV-2-positive by PCR; 6 predominantly contained BQ.1 and XBB.1 subvariants. Wastewater-based surveillance can contribute to public health monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 and other emerging infectious agents.
Keywords: COVID-19; COVID-19 nucleic acid testing; China; Denmark; PCR; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; aircraft; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; respiratory infections; sequence analysis; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; wastewater; whole-genome sequencing; zoonoses.