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COVID-19 case prediction via wastewater surveillance in a low-prevalence urban community: a modeling approach

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Our work with regards to COVID-19 case prediction using wastewater surveillance results has been published in Journal of Water and Health:

COVID-19 case prediction via wastewater surveillance in a low-prevalence urban community: a modeling approach
Yifan Zhu; Wakana Oishi; Chikako Maruo; Sewwandi Bandara; Mu Lin; Mayuko Saito; Masaaki Kitajima; Daisuke Sano
J Water Health (2022) 20 (2): 459–470.

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