TY  - CONF
AU  - Kolarević, Stoimir
AU  - Micsinai, Adrienn
AU  - Szántó-Egész, Réka
AU  - Lukács, Alena
AU  - Kračun-Kolarević, Margareta
AU  - Djordjevic, Ana
AU  - Jovanović Marić, Jovana
AU  - Vojnović Milutinović, Danijela
AU  - Kirschner, Alexander K. T.
AU  - Farnleitner, Andreas
AU  - Linke, Rita
AU  - Djukic, Aleksandar
AU  - Kostić-Vuković, Jovana
AU  - Sunjog, Karolina
AU  - Paunović, Momir
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://rimsi.imsi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1920
AB  - Background
Wastewater-based epidemiology surveillance of COVID-19 and other outbreaks in the future is a challenge for developing countries, as the majority of households are not connected to sewerage systems. In December 2019, we have detected SARS-CoV-2 RNA in the Danube River at a site that is severely affected by wastewater of Belgrade. Considering that rivers are much more complex systems in comparison to wastewater, additional efforts are needed to address all the factors which might influence the adoption of WBE as an alternative of targeting raw wastewater.
Objectives
The major objective of this study was to provide a more detailed insight in the potential of  SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in Serbian surface waters under consideration of epidemiological, microbiological, physico-chemical and hydro-morphological parameters for epidemiological purposes.
Methodology
Water samples were collected at 12 sites at Sava and Danube Rivers in the Belgrade city area during the fourth COVID-19 wave in Serbia that started in late February 2021.
SARS-CoV-2 RNA was quantified using RT-qPCR with primer sets targeting nucleocapsid (N1 and N2) and envelope (E) protein genes. Microbiological (standard fecal indicator bacteria and microbial faecal source tracking markers), epidemiological, physico-chemical and hydro-morphological parameters were analysed in parallel.
Results
Out of 44 samples analyzed, 31 were positive for at least one of the target regions of SARS-CoV-2. The results indicated that surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in surface waters in context with the large amount of epidemiological and environmental metadata can be used as epidemiological early-warning tool in countries with poor wastewater treatment.
PB  - Federation of European Microbiological Societies in association with Serbian Society for Microbiology (SSM)
C3  - FEMS Conference on Microbiology in association with Serbian Society of Microbiology
T1  - Wastewater based epidemiology in countries with poor wastewater treatment - SARS-CoV-2 RNA in surface waters
SP  - 614
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_1920
ER  - 

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Wastewater-based epidemiology surveillance of COVID-19 and other outbreaks in the future is a challenge for developing countries, as the majority of households are not connected to sewerage systems. In December 2019, we have detected SARS-CoV-2 RNA in the Danube River at a site that is severely affected by wastewater of Belgrade. Considering that rivers are much more complex systems in comparison to wastewater, additional efforts are needed to address all the factors which might influence the adoption of WBE as an alternative of targeting raw wastewater.
Objectives
The major objective of this study was to provide a more detailed insight in the potential of  SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in Serbian surface waters under consideration of epidemiological, microbiological, physico-chemical and hydro-morphological parameters for epidemiological purposes.
Methodology
Water samples were collected at 12 sites at Sava and Danube Rivers in the Belgrade city area during the fourth COVID-19 wave in Serbia that started in late February 2021.
SARS-CoV-2 RNA was quantified using RT-qPCR with primer sets targeting nucleocapsid (N1 and N2) and envelope (E) protein genes. Microbiological (standard fecal indicator bacteria and microbial faecal source tracking markers), epidemiological, physico-chemical and hydro-morphological parameters were analysed in parallel.
Results
Out of 44 samples analyzed, 31 were positive for at least one of the target regions of SARS-CoV-2. The results indicated that surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in surface waters in context with the large amount of epidemiological and environmental metadata can be used as epidemiological early-warning tool in countries with poor wastewater treatment.",
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Kolarević, S., Micsinai, A., Szántó-Egész, R., Lukács, A., Kračun-Kolarević, M., Djordjevic, A., Jovanović Marić, J., Vojnović Milutinović, D., Kirschner, A. K. T., Farnleitner, A., Linke, R., Djukic, A., Kostić-Vuković, J., Sunjog, K.,& Paunović, M.. (2022). Wastewater based epidemiology in countries with poor wastewater treatment - SARS-CoV-2 RNA in surface waters. in FEMS Conference on Microbiology in association with Serbian Society of Microbiology
Federation of European Microbiological Societies in association with Serbian Society for Microbiology (SSM)., 614.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_1920

Kolarević S, Micsinai A, Szántó-Egész R, Lukács A, Kračun-Kolarević M, Djordjevic A, Jovanović Marić J, Vojnović Milutinović D, Kirschner AKT, Farnleitner A, Linke R, Djukic A, Kostić-Vuković J, Sunjog K, Paunović M. Wastewater based epidemiology in countries with poor wastewater treatment - SARS-CoV-2 RNA in surface waters. in FEMS Conference on Microbiology in association with Serbian Society of Microbiology. 2022;:614.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_1920 .

Kolarević, Stoimir, Micsinai, Adrienn, Szántó-Egész, Réka, Lukács, Alena, Kračun-Kolarević, Margareta, Djordjevic, Ana, Jovanović Marić, Jovana, Vojnović Milutinović, Danijela, Kirschner, Alexander K. T., Farnleitner, Andreas, Linke, Rita, Djukic, Aleksandar, Kostić-Vuković, Jovana, Sunjog, Karolina, Paunović, Momir, "Wastewater based epidemiology in countries with poor wastewater treatment - SARS-CoV-2 RNA in surface waters" in FEMS Conference on Microbiology in association with Serbian Society of Microbiology (2022):614,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_1920 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Kolarević, Stoimir
AU  - Micsinai, Adrienn
AU  - Szántó-Egész, Réka
AU  - Lukács, Alena
AU  - Kračun-Kolarević, Margareta
AU  - Djordjevic, Ana
AU  - Vojnović Milutinović, Danijela
AU  - Jovanović-Marić, Jovana
AU  - K.T. Kirschner, Alexander
AU  - Farnleitner, Andreas
AU  - Linke, Rita
AU  - Đukic, Aleksandar
AU  - Kostić-Vuković, Jovana
AU  - Paunović, Momir
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://rimsi.imsi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1566
AB  - Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) surveillance of COVID-19 and other future outbreaks is a challenge for developing countries as most households are not connected to a sewerage system. In December 2019, SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detected in the Danube River at a site severely affected by wastewaters from Belgrade. Rivers are much more complex systems than wastewater systems, and efforts are needed to address all the factors influencing the adoption of WBE as an alternative to targeting raw wastewater. Our objective was to provide a more detailed insight into the potential of SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in Serbian surface waters for epidemiological purposes. Water samples were collected at 12 sites along the Sava and Danube rivers in Belgrade during the fourth COVID-19 wave in Serbia that started in late February 2021. RNA was concentrated using Amicon Ultra-15 centrifugal filters and quantified using RT-qPCR with primer sets targeting nucleocapsid (N1 and N2) and envelope (E) protein genes. Microbiological (faecal indicator bacteria and human and animal genetic faecal source tracking markers), epidemiological, physicochemical and hydromorphological parameters were analysed in parallel. From 44 samples, SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detected in 31, but only at 4 concentrations above the level of quantification (ranging from 8.47 × 103 to 2.07 × 104 gc/L). The results indicated that surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in surface waters as ultimate recipients could be used as an epidemiological early-warning tool in countries lacking wastewater treatment and proper sewerage infrastructure. The performance of the applied approach, including advanced sampling site characterization to trace and identify sites with significant raw sewage influence from human populations, could be further improved by adaptation of the methodology for processing higher volumes of samples and enrichment factors, which should provide the quantitative instead of qualitative data needed for WBE.
PB  - Elsevier
T2  - Science of the Total Environment
T1  - Wastewater-based epidemiology in countries with poor wastewater treatment — Epidemiological indicator function of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in surface waters
SP  - 156964
VL  - 843
DO  - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156964
ER  - 

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Kolarević, S., Micsinai, A., Szántó-Egész, R., Lukács, A., Kračun-Kolarević, M., Djordjevic, A., Vojnović Milutinović, D., Jovanović-Marić, J., K.T. Kirschner, A., Farnleitner, A., Linke, R., Đukic, A., Kostić-Vuković, J.,& Paunović, M.. (2022). Wastewater-based epidemiology in countries with poor wastewater treatment — Epidemiological indicator function of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in surface waters. in Science of the Total Environment
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doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156964 .

Kolarević, Stoimir, Micsinai, Adrienn, Szántó-Egész, Réka, Lukács, Alena, Kračun-Kolarević, Margareta, Djordjevic, Ana, Vojnović Milutinović, Danijela, Jovanović-Marić, Jovana, K.T. Kirschner, Alexander, Farnleitner, Andreas, Linke, Rita, Đukic, Aleksandar, Kostić-Vuković, Jovana, Paunović, Momir, "Wastewater-based epidemiology in countries with poor wastewater treatment — Epidemiological indicator function of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in surface waters" in Science of the Total Environment, 843 (2022):156964,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156964 . .