The Latest Report: Increase in Viral Load in Wastewater Treatment Plants Amidst Generalized Testing Cessation

2023-08-17 16:26:01

The latest report from Sciensano shows that the viral load has increased in 26 of the 42 wastewater treatment plants analyzed, demonstrating a slight increase in contamination while generalized testing is no longer organized. Article reserved for subscribers Deputy Head of the Society Department By Sandra Durieux Published on 08/17/2023 at 18:26 Reading time: 6 min

Like most European countries and in particular France, Belgium is also experiencing a slight rebound in the covid epidemic at the end of summer, as evidenced by the latest epidemiological report published by the public health institute Sciensano this Wednesday. . However, if an increase in the indicators is indeed observed, the specialists show little concern: the levels reached remain low and well below those observed during the last small waves caused a few months ago by sub-variants of omicron.

We are not facing an explosion of cases that could overwhelm general practitioners or hospitals

Steven VanGuchtVirologue

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