Tracking Emergence and Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant in Large and Small Communities by Wastewater Monitoring in Alberta, Canada
Casey R. J. Hubert, Nicole Acosta, Barbara Waddell, Maria E. Hasing, Yuanyuan Qiu, Meghan Fuzzen, Nathanael B.J. Harper, María A. Bautista, Tiejun Gao, Chloe Papparis, Jenn Van Doorn, Kristine Du, Kevin Xiang, Leslie Chan, Laura Vivas, Puja Pradhan, Janine McCalder, Kashtin Low, Whitney England, Darina Kuzma, John Conly, M. Cathryn Ryan, Gopal Achari, Jia Hu, Jason Cabaj, Chris Sikora, Lawrence W. Svenson, Nathan Zelyas, Mark R. Servos, Jon Meddings, Steve E. Hrudey, Kevin J. Frankowski, Michael D. Parkins, Xiaoli Pang, Bonita E. Lee
Abstract
Abstract Wastewater monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 enables early detection and monitoring of the COVID-19 disease burden in communities and can track specific variants of concern. We determined proportions of the Omicron and Delta variants across 30 municipalities covering >75% of the province of Alberta (population 4.5 million), Canada, during November 2021–January 2022. Larger cities Calgary and Edmonton exhibited more rapid emergence of Omicron than did smaller and more remote municipalities. Notable exceptions were Banff, a small international resort town, and Fort McMurray, a medium-sized northern community that has many workers who fly in and out regularly. The integrated wastewater signal revealed that the Omicron variant represented close to 100% of SARS-CoV-2 burden by late December, before the peak in newly diagnosed clinical cases throughout Alberta in mid-January. These findings demonstrate that wastewater monitoring offers early and reliable population-level results for establishing the extent and spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants.- Cite:
- Casey R. J. Hubert, Nicole Acosta, Barbara Waddell, Maria E. Hasing, Yuanyuan Qiu, Meghan Fuzzen, Nathanael B.J. Harper, María A. Bautista, Tiejun Gao, Chloe Papparis, Jenn Van Doorn, Kristine Du, Kevin Xiang, Leslie Chan, Laura Vivas, Puja Pradhan, Janine McCalder, Kashtin Low, Whitney England, et al.. 2022. Tracking Emergence and Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant in Large and Small Communities by Wastewater Monitoring in Alberta, Canada. Emerging Infectious Diseases, Volume 28, Issue 9, 28(9):1770–1776.
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@article{Hubert-2022-Tracking,
title = "Tracking Emergence and Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant in Large and Small Communities by Wastewater Monitoring in Alberta, Canada",
author = "Hubert, Casey R. J. and
Acosta, Nicole and
Waddell, Barbara and
Hasing, Maria E. and
Qiu, Yuanyuan and
Fuzzen, Meghan and
Harper, Nathanael B.J. and
Bautista, Mar{\'\i}a A. and
Gao, Tiejun and
Papparis, Chloe and
Doorn, Jenn Van and
Du, Kristine and
Xiang, Kevin and
Chan, Leslie and
Vivas, Laura and
Pradhan, Puja and
McCalder, Janine and
Low, Kashtin and
England, Whitney and
Kuzma, Darina and
Conly, John and
Ryan, M. Cathryn and
Achari, Gopal and
Hu, Jia and
Cabaj, Jason and
Sikora, Chris and
Svenson, Lawrence W. and
Zelyas, Nathan and
Servos, Mark R. and
Meddings, Jon and
Hrudey, Steve E. and
Frankowski, Kevin J. and
Parkins, Michael D. and
Pang, Xiaoli and
Lee, Bonita E.",
journal = "Emerging Infectious Diseases, Volume 28, Issue 9",
volume = "28",
number = "9",
year = "2022",
publisher = "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)",
url = "https://gwf-uwaterloo.github.io/gwf-publications/G22-14001",
doi = "10.3201/eid2809.220476",
pages = "1770--1776",
abstract = "Abstract Wastewater monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 enables early detection and monitoring of the COVID-19 disease burden in communities and can track specific variants of concern. We determined proportions of the Omicron and Delta variants across 30 municipalities covering {\textgreater}75{\%} of the province of Alberta (population 4.5 million), Canada, during November 2021{--}January 2022. Larger cities Calgary and Edmonton exhibited more rapid emergence of Omicron than did smaller and more remote municipalities. Notable exceptions were Banff, a small international resort town, and Fort McMurray, a medium-sized northern community that has many workers who fly in and out regularly. The integrated wastewater signal revealed that the Omicron variant represented close to 100{\%} of SARS-CoV-2 burden by late December, before the peak in newly diagnosed clinical cases throughout Alberta in mid-January. These findings demonstrate that wastewater monitoring offers early and reliable population-level results for establishing the extent and spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants.",
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%0 Journal Article %T Tracking Emergence and Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant in Large and Small Communities by Wastewater Monitoring in Alberta, Canada %A Hubert, Casey R. J. %A Acosta, Nicole %A Waddell, Barbara %A Hasing, Maria E. %A Qiu, Yuanyuan %A Fuzzen, Meghan %A Harper, Nathanael B.J. %A Bautista, María A. %A Gao, Tiejun %A Papparis, Chloe %A Doorn, Jenn Van %A Du, Kristine %A Xiang, Kevin %A Chan, Leslie %A Vivas, Laura %A Pradhan, Puja %A McCalder, Janine %A Low, Kashtin %A England, Whitney %A Kuzma, Darina %A Conly, John %A Ryan, M. Cathryn %A Achari, Gopal %A Hu, Jia %A Cabaj, Jason %A Sikora, Chris %A Svenson, Lawrence W. %A Zelyas, Nathan %A Servos, Mark R. %A Meddings, Jon %A Hrudey, Steve E. %A Frankowski, Kevin J. %A Parkins, Michael D. %A Pang, Xiaoli %A Lee, Bonita E. %J Emerging Infectious Diseases, Volume 28, Issue 9 %D 2022 %V 28 %N 9 %I Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) %F Hubert-2022-Tracking %X Abstract Wastewater monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 enables early detection and monitoring of the COVID-19 disease burden in communities and can track specific variants of concern. We determined proportions of the Omicron and Delta variants across 30 municipalities covering \textgreater75% of the province of Alberta (population 4.5 million), Canada, during November 2021–January 2022. Larger cities Calgary and Edmonton exhibited more rapid emergence of Omicron than did smaller and more remote municipalities. Notable exceptions were Banff, a small international resort town, and Fort McMurray, a medium-sized northern community that has many workers who fly in and out regularly. The integrated wastewater signal revealed that the Omicron variant represented close to 100% of SARS-CoV-2 burden by late December, before the peak in newly diagnosed clinical cases throughout Alberta in mid-January. These findings demonstrate that wastewater monitoring offers early and reliable population-level results for establishing the extent and spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants. %R 10.3201/eid2809.220476 %U https://gwf-uwaterloo.github.io/gwf-publications/G22-14001 %U https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2809.220476 %P 1770-1776
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[Tracking Emergence and Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant in Large and Small Communities by Wastewater Monitoring in Alberta, Canada](https://gwf-uwaterloo.github.io/gwf-publications/G22-14001) (Hubert et al., GWF 2022)
- Tracking Emergence and Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant in Large and Small Communities by Wastewater Monitoring in Alberta, Canada (Hubert et al., GWF 2022)
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- Casey R. J. Hubert, Nicole Acosta, Barbara Waddell, Maria E. Hasing, Yuanyuan Qiu, Meghan Fuzzen, Nathanael B.J. Harper, María A. Bautista, Tiejun Gao, Chloe Papparis, Jenn Van Doorn, Kristine Du, Kevin Xiang, Leslie Chan, Laura Vivas, Puja Pradhan, Janine McCalder, Kashtin Low, Whitney England, et al.. 2022. Tracking Emergence and Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant in Large and Small Communities by Wastewater Monitoring in Alberta, Canada. Emerging Infectious Diseases, Volume 28, Issue 9, 28(9):1770–1776.