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PLoS One
. 2024 May 17;19(5):e0300397.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0300397. eCollection 2024. Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in schools using built environment testing in Ottawa, Canada: A multi-facility prospective surveillance study
Nisha Thampi 1 2 , Tasha Burhunduli 2 , Jamie Strain 2 , Ashley Raudanskis 3 , Jason A Moggridge 3 , Aaron Hinz 4 5 , Evgueni Doukhanine 6 , Lucas Castellani 7 8 , Rees Kassen 4 5 , Janine McCready 9 , Caroline Nott 10 11 , Alex Wong 12 , Michael Fralick 3 13 , Derek R MacFadden 10 11
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Classroom and staffroom floor swabs across six elementary schools in Ottawa, Canada were tested for SARS-CoV-2. Environmental test positivity did not correlate with student grade groups, school-level absenteeism, pediatric COVID-19-related hospitalizations, or community SARS-CoV-2 wastewater levels. Schools in neighbourhoods with historically elevated COVID-19 burden showed a negative but non-significant association with lower swab positivity.
. 2024 May 17;19(5):e0300397.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0300397. eCollection 2024. Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in schools using built environment testing in Ottawa, Canada: A multi-facility prospective surveillance study
Nisha Thampi 1 2 , Tasha Burhunduli 2 , Jamie Strain 2 , Ashley Raudanskis 3 , Jason A Moggridge 3 , Aaron Hinz 4 5 , Evgueni Doukhanine 6 , Lucas Castellani 7 8 , Rees Kassen 4 5 , Janine McCready 9 , Caroline Nott 10 11 , Alex Wong 12 , Michael Fralick 3 13 , Derek R MacFadden 10 11
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- PMID: 38758922
- DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0300397
Classroom and staffroom floor swabs across six elementary schools in Ottawa, Canada were tested for SARS-CoV-2. Environmental test positivity did not correlate with student grade groups, school-level absenteeism, pediatric COVID-19-related hospitalizations, or community SARS-CoV-2 wastewater levels. Schools in neighbourhoods with historically elevated COVID-19 burden showed a negative but non-significant association with lower swab positivity.