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Targeted Wastewater Surveillance during the World Athletics Championship, Oregon, USA, 2022
Rebecca Falender

, Devrim Kaya, Michael Harry, Oumaima Hachimi, Tyler Radniecki, Christine Kelly, Paul R. Cieslak, Andraya Hendrick, David Mickle, Anirudh Bhatia, Brent Kronmiller, Mathew Geniza, Dana Alegre, Justin Elser, Patrick Luedtke, Stacey Jeffries Miles, Nancy Gerloff, and Melissa Sutton
Author affiliation: Oregon Health Authority, Portland, Oregon, USA (R. Falender, P.R. Cieslak, A. Hendrick, M. Geniza, M. Sutton); Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA (D. Kaya, M. Harry, O. Hachimi, T. Radniecki, C. Kelly, D. Mickle, A. Bhatia, B. Kronmiller, D. Alegre, J. Elser); Lane County Department of Health and Human Services, Eugene, Oregon, USA (P. Luedtke); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (S. Jeffries Miles, N. Gerloff)
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Figure 3

Figure 3. Mean concentrations of SARS-CoV-2 detected in wastewater before, during, and after the World Athletics Championship, Eugene, Oregon, USA, 2022. Results are shown by sampling locations: A) all sites; B) Eugene Wastewater Treatment Plant; C) city of Eugene, University of Oregon campus, and neighborhood immediately west of the campus (postcampus); D) city of Eugene plus 2 sites on the University of Oregon campus (on-campus); E) city of Eugene before the point at which water flow enters the University of Oregon campus (pre-ampus); F) Eugene Airport area; G) 3 local hotels and adjacent neighborhood. Location details are available in the Appendix Figure.
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