Research and analysis

JBC and Defra: Wastewater monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 variants in England: demonstration case study for Bristol (December 2020 to March 2021), 8 April 2021

Paper prepared by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Joint Biosecurity Centre (JBC).

• From: Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
• Published: 23 April 2021

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JBC and Defra: Wastewater monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 variants in England: demonstration case study for Bristol (December 2020 to March 2021), 8 April 2021

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Paper by Defra and JBC looking at wastewater and variants in Bristol. It was presented at SAGE 86 on 8 April 2021.

The paper is the assessment of the evidence at the time of writing. As new evidence or data emerges, SAGE updates its advice accordingly.

This case study should be read alongside the paper: Defra and JBC: Current environmental monitoring cannot constrain the effect of vaccines on SARS-CoV-2 transmission.

These documents are released as pre-print publications that have provided the government with rapid evidence during an emergency. These documents have not been peer-reviewed and there is no restriction on authors submitting and publishing this evidence in peer-reviewed journals.

Published 23 April 2021