Implementation of environmental surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 virus to support public health decisions: opportunities and challenges

G Medema, F Been, L Heijnen, S Petterson - Current opinion in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Analysing wastewater can be used to track infectious disease agents that are shed via stool
and urine. Sewage surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 has been suggested as a tool to determine …

[HTML][HTML] Minimizing errors in RT-PCR detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for wastewater surveillance

W Ahmed, SL Simpson, PM Bertsch, K Bibby… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Wastewater surveillance for pathogens using reverse transcription-polymerase chain
reaction (RT-PCR) is an effective and resource-efficient tool for gathering community-level …

Wastewater-based epidemiology as a useful tool to track SARS-CoV-2 and support public health policies at municipal level in Brazil

T Prado, TM Fumian, CF Mannarino, PC Resende… - Water research, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) wastewater-
based epidemiology (WBE) has been applied as a complementary approach for spatial …

Correlation between SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentration in wastewater and COVID-19 cases in community: a systematic review and meta-analysis

X Li, S Zhang, S Sherchan, G Orive, U Lertxundi… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has been considered as a promising approach for
population-wide surveillance of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Many studies have …

Challenges in measuring the recovery of SARS-CoV-2 from wastewater

RS Kantor, KL Nelson, HD Greenwald… - … Science & Technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
Wastewater-based epidemiology is an emerging tool for tracking the spread of SARS-CoV-2
through populations. However, many factors influence recovery and quantification of SARS …

[HTML][HTML] Efficient detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in the solid fraction of wastewater

K Kitamura, K Sadamasu, M Muramatsu… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the context of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, environmental
surveillance for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 has become increasingly important. Studies …

[HTML][HTML] Co-quantification of crAssphage increases confidence in wastewater-based epidemiology for SARS-CoV-2 in low prevalence areas

ML Wilder, F Middleton, DA Larsen, Q Du, A Fenty… - Water research X, 2021 - Elsevier
Wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 RNA is increasingly being incorporated into public
health efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to obtain the maximum benefit …

Comparing analytical methods to detect SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater

A Pérez-Cataluña, E Cuevas-Ferrando… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Wastewater based epidemiology (WBE) has emerged as a reliable strategy to assess the
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Recent publications suggest that SARS …

Evaluation of viral concentration methods for SARS-CoV-2 recovery from wastewaters

PA Barril, LA Pianciola, M Mazzeo, MJ Ousset… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is a useful tool that has the potential to act as a
complementary approach to monitor the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in the community and as …

Early warning of COVID-19 via wastewater-based epidemiology: potential and bottlenecks

Y Zhu, W Oishi, C Maruo, M Saito, R Chen… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
An effective early warning tool is of great administrative and social significance to the
containment and control of an epidemic. Facing the unprecedented global public health …