Wastewater-based Surveillance on SARS-CoV-2

Abstract

The SARS-CoV-2 viral load in wastewater is being monitored as part of AMELAG (“Abwassermonitoring für die epidemiologische Lagebewertung”, German for wastewater monitoring for epidemiological situation assessment). Data from 167 sites, i.e. wastewater treatment plants (WWTP), are currently included in the analyses. For the calendar week 28 data from 101 sites were available. Data from other sites will be provided later. An increase in the aggregated viral load can be observed since around mid-May 2024 (20th calendar week). Last week’s development may still change due to late notifications, especially due to late notifications from sites with large population coverage.