Timely Monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 RNA Fragments in Wastewater Shows the Emergence of JN.1 (BA.2.86.1.1, Clade 23I) in Berlin, Germany
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Surveillance
2.2. Wastewater Sampling and Quantification of Viral Load
2.3. Sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 RNA Fragments in Wastewater
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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Bartel, A.; Grau, J.H.; Bitzegeio, J.; Werber, D.; Linzner, N.; Schumacher, V.; Garske, S.; Liere, K.; Hackenbeck, T.; Rupp, S.I.; et al. Timely Monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 RNA Fragments in Wastewater Shows the Emergence of JN.1 (BA.2.86.1.1, Clade 23I) in Berlin, Germany. Viruses 2024, 16, 102. https://doi.org/10.3390/v16010102
Bartel A, Grau JH, Bitzegeio J, Werber D, Linzner N, Schumacher V, Garske S, Liere K, Hackenbeck T, Rupp SI, et al. Timely Monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 RNA Fragments in Wastewater Shows the Emergence of JN.1 (BA.2.86.1.1, Clade 23I) in Berlin, Germany. Viruses. 2024; 16(1):102. https://doi.org/10.3390/v16010102
Chicago/Turabian StyleBartel, Alexander, José Horacio Grau, Julia Bitzegeio, Dirk Werber, Nico Linzner, Vera Schumacher, Sonja Garske, Karsten Liere, Thomas Hackenbeck, Sofia Isabell Rupp, and et al. 2024. "Timely Monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 RNA Fragments in Wastewater Shows the Emergence of JN.1 (BA.2.86.1.1, Clade 23I) in Berlin, Germany" Viruses 16, no. 1: 102. https://doi.org/10.3390/v16010102