COVID-19 wastewater surveillance implemented in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Village | Zendy

Masaaki Kitajima | Zendy; Michio Murakami | Zendy; Ryo Iwamoto | Zendy; Hiroyuki Katayama | Zendy; Seiya Imoto | Zendy

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COVID-19 wastewater surveillance implemented in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Village

Author(s) -

Masaaki Kitajima,

Michio Murakami,

Ryo Iwamoto,

Hiroyuki Katayama,

Seiya Imoto

Publication year - 2022

Publication title -

journal of travel medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1708-8305

pISSN - 1195-1982

DOI - 10.1093/jtm/taac004

Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , wastewater , epidemiology , environmental health , incidence (geometry) , mass gathering , coronavirus infections , virology , public health , environmental engineering , pathology , environmental science , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , physics , disease , optics

Wastewater-based epidemiology was implemented in the Olympic and Paralympic Village to better understand COVID-19 incidence. SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detected in a number of wastewater samples even when no positive individual was identified in the corresponding areas. Wastewater-based epidemiology can be a useful tool to control infections at mass gatherings.

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