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Wastewater monitoring for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 virus in the Slovak Republic – progress on 49rd calendar week 2024 - RT-PCR and ddPCR analysis - UVZEN
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Back Wastewater monitoring for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 virus in the Slovak Republic – progress on 49rd calendar week 2024 - RT-PCR and ddPCR analysis
Published 12/17/24
Monitoring of wastewater in the Slovak Republic for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 virus was launched on 02.05. 2021. Since then, samples of waste water from evenly distributed waste water treatment plants (WTP) have been continuously examined. During the year, the monitoring intensity is optimalized according to the epidemiological situation.
The presence of virus in wastewater samples is determined by RT-PCR and digital dd-PCR. Samples are taken in cooperation with individual operators of wastewater treatment plants, regional public health authorities and investigated in the NRC at the Public Health Authority of Slovak Republic.
By the 49th calendar week 2024, a total of 5247 samples were examined by a qualitative and quantitative method, of which 5055 (96,34 %) samples were positive or with limit values.
On 49th calendar week 2024, 23 samples were examined, 23 samples were positive, 1 sample was negative.
On the 49th calendar week, we noticed a small increase in quantitative tests, which express the copy number of SARS-CoV-2 RNA.
Monitoring of the viral load in wastewater in individual regions points to a increase in Bratislava and Trenčín region.