Wastewater surveillance for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-
2) has been shown to be a valuable source of information regarding SARS-CoV-2 …

Environmental poliovirus surveillance (ENV) means monitoring of poliovirus (PV)
transmission in human populations by examining environmental specimens supposedly …

In this study, two virus concentration methods, namely Adsorption-Extraction (AE) and
Nanotrap® Magnetic Virus Particles (NMVP) along with commercially available extraction …

Untreated sewage samples from 12 cities in the United States were screened for the
presence of recently characterized RNA and DNA viruses found at high prevalence in the …

The global incidence of poliomyelitis has dropped by more than 99 per cent since the
governments of the world committed to eradication in 1988. One of the three serotypes of …

We performed a review of the environmental surveillance methods commonly used to collect
and concentrate poliovirus (PV) from water samples. We compared the sampling …

Poliovirus surveillance plays a critical role in achieving and certifying eradication and will
play a key role in the polio endgame. Environmental surveillance can provide an opportunity …

Genomic material in wastewater provides a rich source of data for detection and surveillance
of microbes. Used for decades to monitor poliovirus and other pathogens, the SARS-CoV-2 …

Background More than 99% of poliovirus infections are non-paralytic and therefore, not
detected by acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance. Environmental surveillance (ES) can …

The bag-mediated filtration system (BMFS) was developed to facilitate poliovirus (PV)
environmental surveillance, a supplement to acute flaccid paralysis surveillance in PV …