Table 2 Detection rates of respiratory virus in wastewater samples collected from six WWTPs in Yongin, Korea.

From: Development of a wastewater based infectious disease surveillance research system in South Korea

Viruses

PCR positive samples by WWTP location, n (%)

 

A (24)*

B (24)*

C (24)*

D (24)*

E (24)*

F (24)*

Pooled (144)*

Human adenovirus

19 (79)

14 (58)

18 (75)

23 (96)

19 (79)

14 (58)

107 (74)

Respiratory syncytial virus A

1 (4)

1 (4)

1 (4)

1 (4)

0 (0)

1 (4)

5 (3)

Respiratory syncytial virus B

2 (8)

2 (8)

4 (17)

3 (13)

1 (4)

4 (17)

16 (11)

Influenza A virus

15 (63)

14 (58)

18 (75)

17 (71)

14 (58)

13 (54)

91 (63)

Influenza B virus

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (4)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (1)

Human parainfluenza virus 1

2 (8)

1 (4)

2 (8)

2 (8)

0 (0)

0 (0)

7 (5)

Human parainfluenza virus 2

5 (21)

3 (13)

2 (8)

1 (4)

1 (4)

4 (17)

16 (11)

Human parainfluenza virus 3

9 (38)

8 (33)

9 (38)

8 (33)

10 (42)

9 (38)

53 (37)

Human bocavirus

24 (100)

24 (100)

24 (100)

24 (100)

24 (100)

24 (100)

144 (100)

Human metapneumovirus

1 (4)

1 (4)

0 (0)

1 (4)

0 (0)

2 (8)

5 (3)

Human coronavirus 229E

13 (54)

11 (46)

12 (50)

13 (54)

10 (42)

13 (54)

72 (50)

Human coronavirus NL63

9 (38)

9 (38)

9 (38)

6 (25)

7 (29)

6 (25)

46 (32)

Human coronavirus OC43

16 (67)

17 (71)

14 (58)

13 (54)

11 (46)

15 (63)

86 (60)

Human rhinovirus A/B/C

13 (54)

12 (50)

12 (50)

11 (46)

13 (54)

16 (67)

77 (53)

Human enterovirus

20 (83)

20 (83)

22 (92)

21 (88)

15 (63)

20 (83)

118 (82)

SARS-CoV-2

24 (100)

24 (100)

24 (100)

24 (100)

24 (100)

24 (100)

144 (100)

  1. Notes: *No. of samples collected.