Wastewater-based and case-based surveillance data for monitoring COVID-19 in Germany, 2022–2024
Peter Pütz, Susan Abunijela, Udo Buchholz, Timo Greiner, Ann-Sophie Lehfeld, Alexander Schattschneider, Jakob Schumacher · 2026
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Peter Pütz and co-authors present a merged data set for tracking COVID waves in Germany from 2022 to 2024 in a 2026 data article. Sewage tests can flag virus spread even when clinic counts lag or shrink, but their worth shows best next to case based counts. Weekly sewage virus loads were lined up with four case gauges drawn from alert systems, self reports, and doctor visits.
The set spans 131 straight weeks from July 2022 to December 2024, with all gauges set to the same Monday start weeks. Sewage values sum samples from the prior Thursday to the current Wednesday and are weighted by people served. Notes on time joins and data shape help users weigh how sewage and case signals track, lead, or lag each other.
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| CREATOR | Peter Pütz, Susan Abunijela, Udo Buchholz, Timo Greiner, Ann-Sophie Lehfeld, Alexander Schattschneider, Jakob Schumacher |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 27947 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |