Exploring indoor and outdoor dust as a potential tool for detection and monitoring of COVID-19 transmission

dc.contributor.authorAnupong S.
dc.contributor.authorChadsuthi S.
dc.contributor.authorHongsing P.
dc.contributor.authorHurst C.
dc.contributor.authorPhattharapornjaroen P.
dc.contributor.authorAli A.H.
dc.contributor.authorFernandez S.
dc.contributor.authorHuang A.T.
dc.contributor.authorVatanaprasan P.
dc.contributor.authorSaethang T.
dc.contributor.authorLuk-in S.
dc.contributor.authorStorer R.J.
dc.contributor.authorOunjai P.
dc.contributor.authorDevanga Ragupathi N.K.
dc.contributor.authorKanthawee P.
dc.contributor.authorNgamwongsatit N.
dc.contributor.authorBadavath V.N.
dc.contributor.authorThuptimdang W.
dc.contributor.authorLeelahavanichkul A.
dc.contributor.authorKanjanabuch T.
dc.contributor.authorMiyanaga K.
dc.contributor.authorCui L.
dc.contributor.authorNanbo A.
dc.contributor.authorShibuya K.
dc.contributor.authorKupwiwat R.
dc.contributor.authorSano D.
dc.contributor.authorFurukawa T.
dc.contributor.authorSei K.
dc.contributor.authorHiggins P.G.
dc.contributor.authorKicic A.
dc.contributor.authorSinger A.C.
dc.contributor.authorChatsuwan T.
dc.contributor.authorTrowsdale S.
dc.contributor.authorAbe S.
dc.contributor.authorIshikawa H.
dc.contributor.authorAmarasiri M.
dc.contributor.authorModchang C.
dc.contributor.authorWannigama D.L.
dc.contributor.correspondenceAnupong S.
dc.contributor.otherMahidol University
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-19T18:10:26Z
dc.date.available2024-02-19T18:10:26Z
dc.date.issued2024-03-15
dc.description.abstractThis 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.
dc.identifier.citationiScience Vol.27 No.3 (2024)
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.isci.2024.109043
dc.identifier.eissn25890042
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85184823035
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/97275
dc.rights.holderSCOPUS
dc.subjectMultidisciplinary
dc.titleExploring indoor and outdoor dust as a potential tool for detection and monitoring of COVID-19 transmission
dc.typeArticle
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oaire.citation.issue3
oaire.citation.titleiScience
oaire.citation.volume27
oairecerif.author.affiliationThe Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research
oairecerif.author.affiliationYamagata Prefectural Central Hospital
oairecerif.author.affiliationMedizinische Fakultät
oairecerif.author.affiliationSiriraj Hospital
oairecerif.author.affiliationMae Fah Luang University Hospital
oairecerif.author.affiliationUWA Medical School
oairecerif.author.affiliationYamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences
oairecerif.author.affiliationKitasato University Graduate School of Medical Science
oairecerif.author.affiliationPerth Children's Hospital
oairecerif.author.affiliationJichi Medical University
oairecerif.author.affiliationNarsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
oairecerif.author.affiliationCurtin University
oairecerif.author.affiliationUniversity of Cambridge
oairecerif.author.affiliationChulalongkorn University
oairecerif.author.affiliationSahlgrenska Akademin
oairecerif.author.affiliationFaculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University
oairecerif.author.affiliationQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
oairecerif.author.affiliationNaresuan University
oairecerif.author.affiliationKing Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital
oairecerif.author.affiliationKasetsart University
oairecerif.author.affiliationMae Fah Luang University
oairecerif.author.affiliationUniversity of Otago
oairecerif.author.affiliationArmed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Thailand
oairecerif.author.affiliationFaculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
oairecerif.author.affiliationMahidol University
oairecerif.author.affiliationNagasaki University
oairecerif.author.affiliationTohoku University
oairecerif.author.affiliationThe University of Auckland
oairecerif.author.affiliationUK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
oairecerif.author.affiliationCharles Darwin University
oairecerif.author.affiliationFaculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
oairecerif.author.affiliationMinistry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation
oairecerif.author.affiliationThe University of Sheffield
oairecerif.author.affiliationTelethon Kids Institute
oairecerif.author.affiliationBioberrys Healthcare and Research Centre
oairecerif.author.affiliationPartner Site Bonn-Cologne
oairecerif.author.affiliationMHESI

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