Wastewater-based surveillance as a tool for public health action: SARS-CoV-2 and beyond
MD Parkins, BE Lee, N Acosta, M Bautista… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Wastewater-based surveillance (WBS) has undergone dramatic advancement in the context
of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The power and potential of this …
of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The power and potential of this …
Evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron spike
RJ Parsons, P Acharya - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant of
concern, first identified in November 2021, rapidly spread worldwide and diversified into …
concern, first identified in November 2021, rapidly spread worldwide and diversified into …
Enabling accurate and early detection of recently emerged SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in wastewater
As clinical testing declines, wastewater monitoring can provide crucial surveillance on the
emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variant of concerns (VoCs) in communities. In this paper we …
emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variant of concerns (VoCs) in communities. In this paper we …
SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic testing rates determine the sensitivity of genomic surveillance programs
AX Han, A Toporowski, JA Sacks, MD Perkins… - Nature Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
The first step in SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance is testing to identify people who are
infected. However, global testing rates are falling as we emerge from the acute health …
infected. However, global testing rates are falling as we emerge from the acute health …
Wastewater surveillance uncovers regional diversity and dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 variants across nine states in the USA
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is a non-invasive and cost-effective approach for
monitoring the spread of a pathogen within a community. WBE has been adopted as one of …
monitoring the spread of a pathogen within a community. WBE has been adopted as one of …
Considerations and Opportunities for Probe Capture Enrichment Sequencing of Emerging Viruses from Wastewater
Until recently, wastewater-based monitoring for pathogens of public health concern primarily
used PCR-based quantification methods and targeted sequencing for specific pathogens …
used PCR-based quantification methods and targeted sequencing for specific pathogens …
Online dashboards for SARS-CoV-2 wastewater-based epidemiology
Aim: Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is increasingly used to monitor pandemics. In
this manuscript, we review methods and limitations of WBE, as well as their online …
this manuscript, we review methods and limitations of WBE, as well as their online …
Metagenomic sequencing detects human respiratory and enteric viruses in air samples collected from congregate settings
Innovative methods for evaluating virus risk and spread, independent of test-seeking
behavior, are needed to improve routine public health surveillance, outbreak response, and …
behavior, are needed to improve routine public health surveillance, outbreak response, and …
Wastewater genomic surveillance captures early detection of Omicron in Utah
P Gupta, S Liao, M Ezekiel, N Novak… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Wastewater-based epidemiology has emerged as a powerful public health tool to trace new
outbreaks, detect trends in infection, and provide an early warning of COVID-19 community …
outbreaks, detect trends in infection, and provide an early warning of COVID-19 community …
bettercallsal: better calling of Salmonella serotypes from enrichment cultures using shotgun metagenomic profiling and its application in an outbreak setting
Most current Salmonella subtyping analyses rely on whole genome sequencing (WGS),
which focuses on the high-resolution analysis of single genomes or multiple single genomes …
which focuses on the high-resolution analysis of single genomes or multiple single genomes …