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Sask. researchers who predict COVID-19 trends by testing sewage expand project to Sask. First Nations


 
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After a successful study last year that found new cases of COVID-19 can be predicted in wastewater, a research team at the University of Saskatchewan has been granted $137,392 from the Public Health Agency of Canada for more research - and some new partnerships.
Researchers at the U of S will partner with the City of Saskatoon and the Indigenous Technical Services Co-operative (ITSC) which includes: Agency Chiefs Tribal Council, File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council, Saskatoon Tribal Council, Touchwood Agency Tribal Council and Yorkton Tribal Council.
“In partnership with the City of Saskatoon and Indigenous communities, we will gather data that will enable health officials and communities to better plan for surges in COVID-19 cases so that they can implement quarantines and other measures,” U of S toxicologist John Giesy said in a news release. ....

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Feds fund COVID-19 sewage testing in Saskatoon, First Nations


Feds fund COVID-19 sewage testing in Saskatoon, First Nations
Federal funding will revive a University of Saskatchewan program that models the spread of COVID-19 in Saskatoon through the city s sewage.
Author of the article: Zak Vescera
Publishing date: Feb 22, 2021  •  February 22, 2021  •  3 minute read  • 
Dr. Kerry McPhedran, Dr. Markus Brinkmann, and Saskatoon Wastewater Treatment Plant manager Mike Sadowski, left to right, are part of a team researching whether wastewater can give us clues about COVID-19 transmission in the community. Photo by Matt Smith /Saskatoon StarPhoenix
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The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is awarding researchers $137,392 to conduct 27 weeks of wastewater surveillance testing in Saskatoon and participating First Nations. ....

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COVID-19 levels in Saskatoon wastewater have 'steadied' after peak: researcher


 
SASKATOON
A researcher at the University of Saskatchewan says the levels of COVID-19 in Saskatoon wastewater have leveled off.
Kerry McPhedran, who has a masters in science and biology and a PhD in environmental engineering, says three times a week his team will take samples from the wastewater treatment plant in Saskatoon to analyze for traces of the virus.
“We can see whether or not the virus is going up or down,” he said. “That s what our trends are, and we did have a peak a couple weeks ago, and now it s kind of steadied off. It s not going down. We are seeing that staying about where, where it s been at.” ....

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