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. 2023 Nov;23(11):e464-e466.
doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(23)00620-5. Epub 2023 Oct 6.

Tracing the new SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.2.86 in the community through wastewater surveillance in Bangkok, Thailand

Dhammika Leshan Wannigama  1 , Mohan Amarasiri  2 , Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen  3 , Cameron Hurst  4 , Charin Modchang  5 , Sudarat Chadsuthi  6 , Suparinthon Anupong  7 , Kazuhiko Miyanaga  8 , Longzhu Cui  8 , Stefan Fernandez  9 , Angkana T Huang  9 , Puey Ounjai  10 , Ratana Tacharoenmuang  11 , Naveen Kumar Devanga Ragupathi  12 , Daisuke Sano  13 , Takashi Furukawa  14 , Kazunari Sei  14 , Asada Leelahavanichkul  15 , Talerngsak Kanjanabuch  16 , Paul G Higgins  17 , Asuka Nanbo  18 , Anthony Kicic  19 , Andrew C Singer  20 , Tanittha Chatsuwan  21 , Sam Trowsdale  22 , Aisha Khatib  23 , Kenji Shibuya  24 , Shuichi Abe  25 , Hitoshi Ishikawa  26 , Parichart Hongsing  27 ; Pathogen Hunters Research Team
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Tracing the new SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.2.86 in the community through wastewater surveillance in Bangkok, Thailand

Dhammika Leshan Wannigama et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2023 Nov.
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Conflict of interest statement

We declare no competing interests. We confirm that the data supporting the findings of this study are available within this Correspondence and its additional information. All genome sequences and associated metadata in this study are published in GISAID's EpiCoV database under wastewater category under the accession identifiers EPI_ISL_18216960; Wastewater|Thailand|wb-23-082|2023-07-28, EPI_ISL_18216961; Wastewater|Thailand|wb-23-077|2023-07-28, EPI_ISL_18216959; Wastewater|Thailand|wb-23-064|2023-07-28, EPI_ISL_18216958; Wastewater|Thailand|wb-23-074|2023-07-28, and EPI_ISL_18217252; Wastewater|Thailand|wb-23-072|2023-07-28). We thank all the volunteers who kindly supported with sample collection. We also thank Ong-orn Prasarnphanich at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Thailand for technical support and the previous Chargé d'Affaires of the USA to Thailand (US Embassy and Consulate in Thailand), and Michael Heath for facilitating collaboration with the CDC and Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences. We also thank the LGBTQIA+ community in Thailand for generous support with the sample collection, the TEDxChiangMai team, and Martin Venzky-Stalling for facilitating a platform for collaboration, and marginalised, vulnerable indigenous communities in northern Thailand for support with the sample collection—special thanks to Nuttawut Kietchaiyakorn for helping with the illustrations. DLW was supported by Balvi Filantropic Fund and Chulalongkorn University (Second Century Fund–C2F Postdoctoral Fellowship), University of Western Australia (Overseas Research Experience Fellowship), and Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital, Yamagata, Japan (Clinical Residency Fellowship). CM was supported by the Centre of Excellence in Mathematics, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Thailand, Center of Excellence on Medical Biotechnology, and Thailand Center of Excellence in Physics. AK is a Rothwell Family Fellow. The funders had no role in study design, in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data, in the writing of the report, or in the decision to submit the article for publication. We embrace inclusive, diverse, and equitable conduct of research. Our team comprises individuals who self-identify as under-represented ethnic minorities, gender minorities, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and individuals living with disabilities. We actively promote gender balance in our reference list while maintaining scientific relevance. The Pathogen Hunters Research Team members are listed in the appendix (p 5).

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