Microbial indicators of fecal pollution: recent progress and challenges in assessing water quality

DA Holcomb, JR Stewart - Current environmental health reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Fecal contamination of water is a major public health concern.
This review summarizes recent developments and advancements in water quality indicators …

Biological indicators for fecal pollution detection and source tracking: A review

E Li, F Saleem, TA Edge, HE Schellhorn - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fecal pollution, commonly detected in untreated or less treated sewage, is associated with
health risks (eg, waterborne diseases and antibiotic resistance dissemination), ecological …

Longitudinal monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 RNA on high-touch surfaces in a community setting

AP Harvey, ER Fuhrmeister, ME Cantrell… - … science & technology …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Environmental surveillance of surface contamination is an unexplored tool for understanding
transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in community settings. We conducted longitudinal swab …

Human fecal contamination of water, soil, and surfaces in households sharing poor-quality sanitation facilities in Maputo, Mozambique

DA Holcomb, J Knee, T Sumner, Z Adriano… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Identifying the origin of fecal contamination can support more effective interventions to
interrupt enteric pathogen transmission. Microbial source tracking (MST) assays may help to …

High-throughput diagnosis of human pathogens and fecal contamination in marine recreational water

XL An, JY Wang, Q Pu, H Li, T Pan, HQ Li, FX Pan… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Waterborne pathogens and their associated diseases are major threats to public health, and
surveillance of pathogens and identification of the sources of pollution are imperative for …

Benefits and risks of smallholder livestock production on child nutrition in low-and middle-income countries

D Chen, K Mechlowitz, X Li, N Schaefer… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Livestock production may improve nutritional outcomes of pregnant women and children by
increasing household income, availability of nutrient-dense foods, and women's …

Microbiological quality of irrigation water for cultivation of fruits and vegetables: An overview of available guidelines, water testing strategies and some factors that …

O Alegbeleye, AS Sant'Ana - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Contaminated irrigation water is among many potential vehicles of human pathogens to food
plants, constituting significant public health risks especially for the fresh produce category …

Human colonization with antibiotic-resistant bacteria from nonoccupational exposure to domesticated animals in low-and middle-income countries: a critical review

JM Swarthout, EMG Chan, D Garcia… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Data on community-acquired antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections are particularly sparse
in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Limited surveillance and oversight of antibiotic …

Ingestion of fecal bacteria along multiple pathways by young children in rural Bangladesh participating in a cluster-randomized trial of water, sanitation, and hygiene …

LH Kwong, A Ercumen, AJ Pickering… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Quantifying the contribution of individual exposure pathways to a child's total ingestion of
fecal matter could help prioritize interventions to reduce environmental enteropathy and …

Monitoring of diverse enteric pathogens across environmental and host reservoirs with TaqMan array cards and standard qPCR: a methodological comparison study

R Lappan, R Henry, SL Chown, SP Luby… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Multiple bacteria, viruses, protists, and helminths cause enteric infections that
greatly impact human health and wellbeing. These enteropathogens are transmited via …