Exploring indoor and outdoor dust as a potential tool for detection and monitoring of COVID-19 transmission
Issued Date
2024-03-15
Resource Type
eISSN
25890042
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85184823035
Journal Title
iScience
Volume
27
Issue
3
Rights Holder(s)
SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
iScience Vol.27 No.3 (2024)
Suggested Citation
Anupong S., Chadsuthi S., Hongsing P., Hurst C., Phattharapornjaroen P., Ali A.H., Fernandez S., Huang A.T., Vatanaprasan P., Saethang T., Luk-in S., Storer R.J., Ounjai P., Devanga Ragupathi N.K., Kanthawee P., Ngamwongsatit N., Badavath V.N., Thuptimdang W., Leelahavanichkul A., Kanjanabuch T., Miyanaga K., Cui L., Nanbo A., Shibuya K., Kupwiwat R., Sano D., Furukawa T., Sei K., Higgins P.G., Kicic A., Singer A.C., Chatsuwan T., Trowsdale S., Abe S., Ishikawa H., Amarasiri M., Modchang C., Wannigama D.L. Exploring indoor and outdoor dust as a potential tool for detection and monitoring of COVID-19 transmission. iScience Vol.27 No.3 (2024). doi:10.1016/j.isci.2024.109043 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/97275
Title
Exploring indoor and outdoor dust as a potential tool for detection and monitoring of COVID-19 transmission
Author(s)
Anupong S.
Chadsuthi S.
Hongsing P.
Hurst C.
Phattharapornjaroen P.
Ali A.H.
Fernandez S.
Huang A.T.
Vatanaprasan P.
Saethang T.
Luk-in S.
Storer R.J.
Ounjai P.
Devanga Ragupathi N.K.
Kanthawee P.
Ngamwongsatit N.
Badavath V.N.
Thuptimdang W.
Leelahavanichkul A.
Kanjanabuch T.
Miyanaga K.
Cui L.
Nanbo A.
Shibuya K.
Kupwiwat R.
Sano D.
Furukawa T.
Sei K.
Higgins P.G.
Kicic A.
Singer A.C.
Chatsuwan T.
Trowsdale S.
Abe S.
Ishikawa H.
Amarasiri M.
Modchang C.
Wannigama D.L.
Chadsuthi S.
Hongsing P.
Hurst C.
Phattharapornjaroen P.
Ali A.H.
Fernandez S.
Huang A.T.
Vatanaprasan P.
Saethang T.
Luk-in S.
Storer R.J.
Ounjai P.
Devanga Ragupathi N.K.
Kanthawee P.
Ngamwongsatit N.
Badavath V.N.
Thuptimdang W.
Leelahavanichkul A.
Kanjanabuch T.
Miyanaga K.
Cui L.
Nanbo A.
Shibuya K.
Kupwiwat R.
Sano D.
Furukawa T.
Sei K.
Higgins P.G.
Kicic A.
Singer A.C.
Chatsuwan T.
Trowsdale S.
Abe S.
Ishikawa H.
Amarasiri M.
Modchang C.
Wannigama D.L.
Author's Affiliation
The Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research
Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital
Medizinische Fakultät
Siriraj Hospital
Mae Fah Luang University Hospital
UWA Medical School
Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences
Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Science
Perth Children's Hospital
Jichi Medical University
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
Curtin University
University of Cambridge
Chulalongkorn University
Sahlgrenska Akademin
Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Naresuan University
King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital
Kasetsart University
Mae Fah Luang University
University of Otago
Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Thailand
Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
Mahidol University
Nagasaki University
Tohoku University
The University of Auckland
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Charles Darwin University
Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation
The University of Sheffield
Telethon Kids Institute
Bioberrys Healthcare and Research Centre
Partner Site Bonn-Cologne
MHESI
Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital
Medizinische Fakultät
Siriraj Hospital
Mae Fah Luang University Hospital
UWA Medical School
Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences
Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Science
Perth Children's Hospital
Jichi Medical University
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
Curtin University
University of Cambridge
Chulalongkorn University
Sahlgrenska Akademin
Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Naresuan University
King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital
Kasetsart University
Mae Fah Luang University
University of Otago
Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Thailand
Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
Mahidol University
Nagasaki University
Tohoku University
The University of Auckland
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Charles Darwin University
Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation
The University of Sheffield
Telethon Kids Institute
Bioberrys Healthcare and Research Centre
Partner Site Bonn-Cologne
MHESI
Corresponding Author(s)
Other Contributor(s)
Abstract
This study investigated the potential of using SARS-CoV-2 viral concentrations in dust as an additional surveillance tool for early detection and monitoring of COVID-19 transmission. Dust samples were collected from 8 public locations in 16 districts of Bangkok, Thailand, from June to August 2021. SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentrations in dust were quantified, and their correlation with community case incidence was assessed. Our findings revealed a positive correlation between viral concentrations detected in dust and the relative risk of COVID-19. The highest risk was observed with no delay (0-day lag), and this risk gradually decreased as the lag time increased. We observed an overall decline in viral concentrations in public places during lockdown, closely associated with reduced human mobility. The effective reproduction number for COVID-19 transmission remained above one throughout the study period, suggesting that transmission may persist in locations beyond public areas even after the lockdown measures were in place.