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  • Epidemiology
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  • Wastewater based epidemiology (WBE) is an emerging tool for community health monitoring.
  • Predicting disease hospitalizations aids healthcare resource management and preparedness.

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  • To evaluate SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater for predicting COVID-19 hospitalizations in South Carolina.
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  • Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentrations from six wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) from April 2020 to February 2021.
  • Utilized Poisson regression and random forest models for 7, 14, and 21-day ahead hospitalization predictions.
  • Validated model performance against statewide hospitalization claims data.

Main Results:

  • Random forest models showed strongest accuracy for 14-day ahead COVID-19 hospitalization predictions.
  • Achieved a median percentage agreement of 91.16% across WWTPs and 78.12% across ZIP codes.
  • Demonstrated robust and timely prediction capabilities at fine geographic scales.

Conclusions:

  • Wastewater based epidemiology provides a reliable method for predicting infectious disease hospitalizations.
  • The developed modeling framework is adaptable for surveillance of other infectious diseases.
  • WBE enhances public health response and planning through early disease trend detection.