Considerable attention has been recently given to possible transmission of SARS-CoV-2 via
water media. This review addresses this issue and examines the fate of coronaviruses …

Metagenomics poses opportunities for clinical and public health virology applications by
offering a way to assess complete taxonomic composition of a clinical sample in an …

Israel experienced an outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in 2013–2014, detected
through environmental surveillance of the sewage system. No cases of acute flaccid …

Waterborne viruses that can be harmful to human health pose significant challenges
globally, affecting health care systems and the economy. Identifying these waterborne …

A majority of emerging infectious diseases are of zoonotic origin. Metagenomic Next-
Generation Sequencing (mNGS) has been employed to identify uncommon and novel …

High-throughput sequencing (HTS) is becoming the state-of-the-art technology for typing of
microbial isolates, especially in clinical samples. Yet, its application is still in its infancy for …

Monkeypox is an orthopoxvirus-based zoonotic illness that causes symptoms similar to
smallpox in humans. Health care workers around the world are making it a priority to …

The rapid development of megacities, and their growing connectedness across the world is
becoming a distinct driver for emerging disease outbreaks. Early detection of unusual …

Detection of viruses in the environment is heavily dependent on PCR-based approaches
that require reference sequences for primer design. While this strategy can accurately detect …

We here assessed the capability of the MinION sequencing approach to detect and
characterize viruses infecting a water yam plant. This sequencing platform consistently …