Examining the Association Between Reported COVID-19 Cases and Wastewater Surveillance in the City of Atlanta
Emory Team Members: Andrew Wang, Christine Moe, Marlene Wolfe, Pengbo Liu, Stephen Hilton, Weiding Fan, Lutfe-E-Noor Rahman, Matthew Cavallo, Caleb Cantrell
GDPH Team Member: Micheal Bryan
Project Goals:
- 1. To examine the association between numbers of new COVID-19 cases reported and levels of SARS-CoV-2 virus in the wastewater samples for six influent line catchment areas
- To examine the time lag of new case numbers reported and SARS-CoV-2 concentration in wastewater
- To explore whether the association between numbers of new cases reported and levels of SARS-CoV-2 virus in the wastewater samples depends on any demographic information (age, gender, sex, or race) or clinical symptoms
Emory Rollins Epidemiology Fellowship
The Rollins Epidemiology Fellowship’s mission is to enhance Georgia’s state and local public health programs by training exceptional epidemiologists who passionately serve their communities through critical surveillance, outbreak response, and general public health practice.
