Defining the methodological approach for wastewater-based epidemiological studies—Surveillance​ of SARS-CoV-2

H Kopperi, A Tharak, M Hemalatha, U Kiran… - … technology & innovation, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Since COVID-19 outbreak, wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) studies as
surveillance system is becoming an emerging interest due to its functional advantage as a …

[HTML][HTML] Regional and temporal differences in the relation between SARS-CoV-2 biomarkers in wastewater and estimated infection prevalence–insights from long …

B Helm, M Geissler, R Mayer, S Schubert… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Wastewater-based epidemiology provides a conceptual framework for the evaluation of the
prevalence of public health related biomarkers. In the context of the Coronavirus disease …

SARS-CoV-2 RNA detected in urban wastewater from Porto, Portugal: method optimization and continuous 25-week monitoring

MP Tomasino, M Semedo, PV e Moreira… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Research on the emerging COVID-19 pandemic is demonstrating that wastewater
infrastructures can be used as public health observatories of virus circulation in human …

Wastewater surveillance could serve as a pandemic early warning system for COVID‐19 and beyond

P Gahlot, KD Alley, S Arora, S Das… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Wastewater‐based surveillance can be used as an early warning system to identify COVID‐
19 outbreaks because the viral load can be observed in sewage before it is clinically …

Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 spread using wastewater-based epidemiology: Comprehensive study

M Hemalatha, U Kiran, SK Kuncha, H Kopperi… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is having a devastating effect on human lives. Recent reports have
shown that majority of the individuals recovered from COVID-19 have serious health …

Making waves: collaboration in the time of SARS-CoV-2-rapid development of an international co-operation and wastewater surveillance database to support public …

L Lundy, D Fatta-Kassinos, J Slobodnik, P Karaolia… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
The presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater was first reported in March 2020. Over the
subsequent months, the potential for wastewater surveillance to contribute to COVID-19 …

A wastewater-based epidemiology tool for COVID-19 surveillance in Portugal

S Monteiro, D Rente, MV Cunha, MC Gomes… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The presence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in
wastewater produced interest in its use for sentinel surveillance at a community level and as …

SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in Belgian wastewaters

R Janssens, S Hanoteaux, H Maloux, S Klamer… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
Wastewater-based surveillance was conducted by the national public health authority to
monitor SARS-CoV-2 circulation in the Belgian population. Over 5 million inhabitants …

First detection of SARS-CoV-2 in untreated wastewaters in Italy

G La Rosa, M Iaconelli, P Mancini, GB Ferraro… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Several studies have demonstrated the advantages of environmental surveillance through
the monitoring of sewage for the assessment of viruses circulating in a given community …

An alternative approach for bioanalytical assay optimization for wastewater-based epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2

T Boogaerts, L Jacobs, N De Roeck… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Wastewater-based epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 could play a role in monitoring the spread
of the virus in the population and controlling possible outbreaks. However, sensitive sample …