Wastewater Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 in the Province of Saskatchewan

This project will provide baseline sampling and laboratory methods for SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater and provide baseline data in communities across Canada. These results will then help inform a strategy for a national wastewater surveillance system to inform and support Canadian-specific risk assessment and policy development (through baseline data reports) related to SARS-CoV-These data will be integrated to clinical human data from the same geographic regions to better understand risks to Canadians. Since wastewater surveillance can be used as an indicator of increasing cases or outbreaks in a community, it provides valuable lead time that can be used to time public health decisions and preparedness.