Long-term wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2: a 5.5-year study reveals correlation with public health indicators and early warning potential during and after the pandemic
Background While wastewater surveillance (WS) is a validated tool for SARS-CoV-2 monitoring, its long-term reliability and forecasting accuracy remain debated. This study, spanning a 65-month period (5.5 years), evaluates the dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 in municipal wastewater across multiple epidemiological shifts, includi...