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COVID19 infection risk from contaminated water |
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Posted: June 23 2020 at 1:41pm |
Following the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in China, airborne water droplets (aerosols) have been identified as the main transmission route, although other transmission routes are likely to exist. We quantify SARS-CoV-2 virus survivability within water and the risk of infection posed by faecal contaminated water within 39 countries. We identify that the virus can remain stable within water for up to 25 days, and country specific relative risk of infection posed by faecal contaminated water is related to the environment. Faecal contaminated rivers, waterways and water systems within countries with high infection rates can provide infectious doses >100 copies within 100 ml of water. The implications for freshwater systems, the coastal marine environment and virus resurgence are discussed. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.06.17.20133504v1 |
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CRS, DrPH
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Good find, AI! We encountered this with SARS in Hong Kong in 2003, please see: https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/view/sars-and-plumbing-role-sewage-plays-spreading-disease There are also studies on SARS-CoV2 detection in sewage in the USA: |
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