Wastewater-Based Epidemiology: Global Collaborative to …
Jun 12, 2020 · Wastewater-Based Epidemiology (WBE) is a new epidemiology tool that has potential to act as a complementary approach for current infectious disease surveillance systems and an early warning system for disease outbreaks.
Wastewater-Based Epidemiology (WBE) and Viral Detection in ... - PubMed
Dec 10, 2020 · Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is a valuable population level approach for monitoring viral pathogens and has been successfully used in different contexts. This review summarizes the current global experience on SARS-CoV-2 WBE in distinct continents and viral detection in polluted surface water.
How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted wastewater-based …
Sep 9, 2023 · Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) was one of the areas of scientific knowledge that developed significantly with the COVID-19 pandemic, with robust worldwide application to monitor the circulation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in urban communities at different scales and levels.
Wastewater-based epidemiology approach: The learning lessons …
Nov 22, 2022 · Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) provides a comprehensive real-time framework of population attitude and health status. This approach is attracting the interest of medical community and health authorities to monitor the prevalence of a virus (such as the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, SARS-CoV-2) among a community. Indeed ...
The potential of wastewater-based epidemiology as surveillance …
May 11, 2020 · This short review presents WBE as a surveillance and early warning system for infectious disease outbreaks regarding pathogens with pandemic potential. We also discuss the challenges and perspective of WBE in infectious disease surveillance and early warning.
A world of wastewater-based epidemiology | Nature Water
May 22, 2023 · WBE consists of the chemical or biological/genetic analysis and quantification of the human metabolic residues, called biomarkers, which are contained in raw urban wastewater.
A scoping review of global SARS-CoV-2 wastewater-based …
May 15, 2024 · WBE was primarily used to correlate SARS-CoV-2 RNA trend in wastewater with epidemiological data (n = 90, 40.7 %). Only eight articles reported either a lack of correlation between these variables or a significant increase in viral RNA levels compared to confirmed cases in the studied area.
Future perspectives of wastewater-based epidemiology: …
Jun 1, 2020 · Wastewater-Based Epidemiology (WBE) is a new epidemiology tool that has potential to act as a complementary approach for current infectious disease surveillance systems and an early warning system for disease outbreaks.
Wastewater-Based Epidemiology (WBE) Studies for Monitoring
Mar 26, 2022 · In March 2020, it was recognized that the urine and feces of all infected people contain SARS-CoV-2. After that, wastewater-based epidemiology studies have gained significant importance around the world.
Recent progress on wastewater-based epidemiology for COVID-19 ...
Jun 20, 2023 · WBE correlates SARS-CoV-2 levels in wastewater with COVID-19 clinical cases. Six major contribution areas to the development of WBE for COVID-19 surveillance were identified. Standardization of analytic procedures for SARS-CoV-2 detection is urgently needed. Opportunities to improve accuracy in WBE for COVID-19 are emphasized.