Advances in the transmission of novel coronavirus through water and filter-feeding shellfish
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to pose a serious threat to the lives and health of vulnerable people, such as those who are elderly or immunocompromised. Clarifying and cutting off the various transmission routes of SARS-CoV-2 are key means to scientifically p...
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| description | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to pose a serious threat to the lives and health of vulnerable people, such as those who are elderly or immunocompromised. Clarifying and cutting off the various transmission routes of SARS-CoV-2 are key means to scientifically prevent and control the pandemic and protect vulnerable people. In addition to the respiratory route of transmission, the possibility of fecal-oral transmission of SARS-CoV-2 through water or food as a vector has not been definitively confirmed. Filter-feeding shellfish can accumulate a variety of pathogens in water bodies and are important vectors for the spread of foodborne viruses. However, whether filter-feeding shellfish can also enrich and transmit SARS-CoV-2 is controversial. This paper provided a systematic review of the potential transmission routes of SARS-CoV-2 from patient feces through contaminated water, enrichment by filter-feeding shellfish, and eventual infection of the human gastrointestinal tract. The attenuation rate of infectious SARS-CoV-2 in natural waters and the risk of enrichment of SARS-CoV-2 by filter-feeding shellfish were summarized emphatically. Synthesizing the available evidence, it has been concluded that there is potential for fecal-oral transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to populations, and people may become infected through direct contact with patient feces; however, the risk of infecting SARS-CoV-2 through contact with water or through the consumption of filter-feeding shellfish was found to be very low in areas with well-developed sewage treatment systems. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d974da797dbf4197bb471d9b2b2028162025-08-20T02:47:26ZengZhejiang University Press浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版1008-92092097-51552024-08-015058459010.3785/j.issn.1008-9209.2023.09.05110089209Advances in the transmission of novel coronavirus through water and filter-feeding shellfishLYU Chen’angWANG DapengSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to pose a serious threat to the lives and health of vulnerable people, such as those who are elderly or immunocompromised. Clarifying and cutting off the various transmission routes of SARS-CoV-2 are key means to scientifically prevent and control the pandemic and protect vulnerable people. In addition to the respiratory route of transmission, the possibility of fecal-oral transmission of SARS-CoV-2 through water or food as a vector has not been definitively confirmed. Filter-feeding shellfish can accumulate a variety of pathogens in water bodies and are important vectors for the spread of foodborne viruses. However, whether filter-feeding shellfish can also enrich and transmit SARS-CoV-2 is controversial. This paper provided a systematic review of the potential transmission routes of SARS-CoV-2 from patient feces through contaminated water, enrichment by filter-feeding shellfish, and eventual infection of the human gastrointestinal tract. The attenuation rate of infectious SARS-CoV-2 in natural waters and the risk of enrichment of SARS-CoV-2 by filter-feeding shellfish were summarized emphatically. Synthesizing the available evidence, it has been concluded that there is potential for fecal-oral transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to populations, and people may become infected through direct contact with patient feces; however, the risk of infecting SARS-CoV-2 through contact with water or through the consumption of filter-feeding shellfish was found to be very low in areas with well-developed sewage treatment systems.https://www.academax.com/doi/10.3785/j.issn.1008-9209.2023.09.051severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2fecal-oral transmissionwater bodyfilter-feeding shellfish |
| spellingShingle | LYU Chen’ang WANG Dapeng Advances in the transmission of novel coronavirus through water and filter-feeding shellfish 浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 fecal-oral transmission water body filter-feeding shellfish |
| title | Advances in the transmission of novel coronavirus through water and filter-feeding shellfish |
| title_full | Advances in the transmission of novel coronavirus through water and filter-feeding shellfish |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Advances in the transmission of novel coronavirus through water and filter-feeding shellfish |
| title_short | Advances in the transmission of novel coronavirus through water and filter-feeding shellfish |
| title_sort | advances in the transmission of novel coronavirus through water and filter feeding shellfish |
| topic | severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 fecal-oral transmission water body filter-feeding shellfish |
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