key: cord-0779317-dwf4aaqg
authors: Olusola-Makinde, Olubukola Olayemi; Reuben, Rine Christopher
title: Ticking bomb: Prolonged faecal shedding of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and environmental implications()
date: 2020-09-08
journal: Environ Pollut
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115485
sha: e29eeb348ff902897cbf88b4f3e01acb7fdb9b70
doc_id: 779317
cord_uid: dwf4aaqg

The current global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been a tremendous public health challenge globally. While the respiratory transmission of SARS-CoV-2 has been established, evolving reports on the impact of the gastrointestinal system and the prolonged faecal shedding of SARS-CoV-2 show the likelihood of faecally mediated transmission. The increasing evidential presence of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater and faecal material poses a significant public health threat which may potentiate global vulnerability to high risk of human exposure through environmental drivers especially in less developed countries. While extensively exploring the likelihood of faecally mediated SARS-CoV-2 transmission, infection control and prevention measures aimed at mitigating this pandemic should holistically include environmental drivers.

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