SARS-CoV-2 known and unknowns, implications for the water sector and wastewater-based epidemiology to support national responses worldwide: early review of global experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic

Wastewater surveillance of pathogens may be a useful tool to help determine whether clinical surveillance of disease is effective or inadequate due to under-reporting and under-detection. In addition, tracking of pathogen concentrations over time could potentially provide a measure of the effectiven...

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Autores principales: Kelly Hill, Arash Zamyadi, Dan Deere, Peter A. Vanrolleghem, Nicholas D. Crosbie
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:f42a23421bc942d284a40374d818226b2021-11-06T03:50:38ZSARS-CoV-2 known and unknowns, implications for the water sector and wastewater-based epidemiology to support national responses worldwide: early review of global experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic2709-80442709-805210.2166/wqrj.2020.100https://doaj.org/article/f42a23421bc942d284a40374d818226b2021-05-01T00:00:00Zhttp://wqrjc.iwaponline.com/content/56/2/57https://doaj.org/toc/2709-8044https://doaj.org/toc/2709-8052Wastewater surveillance of pathogens may be a useful tool to help determine whether clinical surveillance of disease is effective or inadequate due to under-reporting and under-detection. In addition, tracking of pathogen concentrations over time could potentially provide a measure of the effectiveness of public health control measures and the impact of the gradual relaxation of these controls. Analysis of wastewater using quantitative molecular methods offers a real-time measure of infections in the community, and thus is expected to provide a more sensitive and rapid indication of changes in infection rates before such effects become detectable by clinical health surveillance. Models may help to back-calculate wastewater prevalence to population prevalence or to correct pathogen counts for wastewater catchment-specific and temporal effects. They may also help to design the wastewater sampling strategy. This article provides a brief summary of the history of pathogen wastewater surveillance to help set the context for the SARS-CoV-2 wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) programmes currently being undertaken globally. HIGHLIGHTS A brief history of pathogen wastewater surveillance.; Context for current SARS-CoV-2 wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) programmes.; Recommendations on research and investigation priorities.; Wide potential of modelling is presented together with remaining knowledge gaps.;Kelly HillArash ZamyadiDan DeerePeter A. VanrolleghemNicholas D. CrosbieIWA Publishingarticlecovid-19 pandemicmodelling and back-calculationnational responsesars-cov-2wastewater sampling/surveillancewastewater-based epidemiology (wbe)Environmental technology. Sanitary engineeringTD1-1066ENWater Quality Research Journal, Vol 56, Iss 2, Pp 57-67 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic covid-19 pandemic
modelling and back-calculation
national response
sars-cov-2
wastewater sampling/surveillance
wastewater-based epidemiology (wbe)
Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
TD1-1066
spellingShingle covid-19 pandemic
modelling and back-calculation
national response
sars-cov-2
wastewater sampling/surveillance
wastewater-based epidemiology (wbe)
Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
TD1-1066
Kelly Hill
Arash Zamyadi
Dan Deere
Peter A. Vanrolleghem
Nicholas D. Crosbie
SARS-CoV-2 known and unknowns, implications for the water sector and wastewater-based epidemiology to support national responses worldwide: early review of global experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic
description Wastewater surveillance of pathogens may be a useful tool to help determine whether clinical surveillance of disease is effective or inadequate due to under-reporting and under-detection. In addition, tracking of pathogen concentrations over time could potentially provide a measure of the effectiveness of public health control measures and the impact of the gradual relaxation of these controls. Analysis of wastewater using quantitative molecular methods offers a real-time measure of infections in the community, and thus is expected to provide a more sensitive and rapid indication of changes in infection rates before such effects become detectable by clinical health surveillance. Models may help to back-calculate wastewater prevalence to population prevalence or to correct pathogen counts for wastewater catchment-specific and temporal effects. They may also help to design the wastewater sampling strategy. This article provides a brief summary of the history of pathogen wastewater surveillance to help set the context for the SARS-CoV-2 wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) programmes currently being undertaken globally. HIGHLIGHTS A brief history of pathogen wastewater surveillance.; Context for current SARS-CoV-2 wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) programmes.; Recommendations on research and investigation priorities.; Wide potential of modelling is presented together with remaining knowledge gaps.;
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author Kelly Hill
Arash Zamyadi
Dan Deere
Peter A. Vanrolleghem
Nicholas D. Crosbie
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Arash Zamyadi
Dan Deere
Peter A. Vanrolleghem
Nicholas D. Crosbie
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title SARS-CoV-2 known and unknowns, implications for the water sector and wastewater-based epidemiology to support national responses worldwide: early review of global experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic
title_short SARS-CoV-2 known and unknowns, implications for the water sector and wastewater-based epidemiology to support national responses worldwide: early review of global experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full SARS-CoV-2 known and unknowns, implications for the water sector and wastewater-based epidemiology to support national responses worldwide: early review of global experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic
title_fullStr SARS-CoV-2 known and unknowns, implications for the water sector and wastewater-based epidemiology to support national responses worldwide: early review of global experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full_unstemmed SARS-CoV-2 known and unknowns, implications for the water sector and wastewater-based epidemiology to support national responses worldwide: early review of global experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic
title_sort sars-cov-2 known and unknowns, implications for the water sector and wastewater-based epidemiology to support national responses worldwide: early review of global experiences with the covid-19 pandemic
publisher IWA Publishing
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/f42a23421bc942d284a40374d818226b
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