Wastewater based epidemiology as a public health resource in low- and middle-income settings
In the face of emerging and re-emerging diseases, novel and innovative approaches to population scale surveillance are necessary for the early detection and quantification of pathogens. The last decade has seen the rapid development of wastewater and environmental surveillance (WES) to address publi...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
Elsevier
2024
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141609 |
| _version_ | 1855531462639484928 |
|---|---|
| author | Hamilton, Katie A. Wade, M.J. Barnes, K.G. Street, R.A. Paterson, S. |
| author_browse | Barnes, K.G. Hamilton, Katie A. Paterson, S. Street, R.A. Wade, M.J. |
| author_facet | Hamilton, Katie A. Wade, M.J. Barnes, K.G. Street, R.A. Paterson, S. |
| author_sort | Hamilton, Katie A. |
| collection | Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace) |
| description | In the face of emerging and re-emerging diseases, novel and innovative approaches to population scale surveillance are necessary for the early detection and quantification of pathogens. The last decade has seen the rapid development of wastewater and environmental surveillance (WES) to address public health challenges, which has led to establishment of wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) approaches being deployed to monitor a range of health hazards. WBE exploits the fact that excretions and secretions from urine, and from the gut are discharged in wastewater, particularly sewage, such that sampling sewage systems provides an early warning system for disease outbreaks by providing an early indication of pathogen circulation. While WBE has been mainly used in locations with networked wastewater systems, here we consider its value for less connected populations typical of lower-income settings, and assess the opportunity afforded by pit latrines to sample communities and localities. We propose that where populations struggle to access health and diagnostic facilities, and despite several additional challenges, sampling unconnected wastewater systems remains an important means to monitor the health of large populations in a relatively cost-effective manner. |
| format | Journal Article |
| id | CGSpace141609 |
| institution | CGIAR Consortium |
| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 2024 |
| publishDateRange | 2024 |
| publishDateSort | 2024 |
| publisher | Elsevier |
| publisherStr | Elsevier |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | CGSpace1416092025-12-08T09:54:28Z Wastewater based epidemiology as a public health resource in low- and middle-income settings Hamilton, Katie A. Wade, M.J. Barnes, K.G. Street, R.A. Paterson, S. epidemiology health wastewater In the face of emerging and re-emerging diseases, novel and innovative approaches to population scale surveillance are necessary for the early detection and quantification of pathogens. The last decade has seen the rapid development of wastewater and environmental surveillance (WES) to address public health challenges, which has led to establishment of wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) approaches being deployed to monitor a range of health hazards. WBE exploits the fact that excretions and secretions from urine, and from the gut are discharged in wastewater, particularly sewage, such that sampling sewage systems provides an early warning system for disease outbreaks by providing an early indication of pathogen circulation. While WBE has been mainly used in locations with networked wastewater systems, here we consider its value for less connected populations typical of lower-income settings, and assess the opportunity afforded by pit latrines to sample communities and localities. We propose that where populations struggle to access health and diagnostic facilities, and despite several additional challenges, sampling unconnected wastewater systems remains an important means to monitor the health of large populations in a relatively cost-effective manner. 2024-06 2024-04-25T11:32:37Z 2024-04-25T11:32:37Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141609 en Open Access Elsevier Hamilton, K.A., Wade, M.J., Barnes, K.G., Street, R.A. and Paterson, S. 2024. Wastewater based epidemiology as a public health resource in low- and middle-income settings. Environmental Pollution 351: 124045. |
| spellingShingle | epidemiology health wastewater Hamilton, Katie A. Wade, M.J. Barnes, K.G. Street, R.A. Paterson, S. Wastewater based epidemiology as a public health resource in low- and middle-income settings |
| title | Wastewater based epidemiology as a public health resource in low- and middle-income settings |
| title_full | Wastewater based epidemiology as a public health resource in low- and middle-income settings |
| title_fullStr | Wastewater based epidemiology as a public health resource in low- and middle-income settings |
| title_full_unstemmed | Wastewater based epidemiology as a public health resource in low- and middle-income settings |
| title_short | Wastewater based epidemiology as a public health resource in low- and middle-income settings |
| title_sort | wastewater based epidemiology as a public health resource in low and middle income settings |
| topic | epidemiology health wastewater |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141609 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT hamiltonkatiea wastewaterbasedepidemiologyasapublichealthresourceinlowandmiddleincomesettings AT wademj wastewaterbasedepidemiologyasapublichealthresourceinlowandmiddleincomesettings AT barneskg wastewaterbasedepidemiologyasapublichealthresourceinlowandmiddleincomesettings AT streetra wastewaterbasedepidemiologyasapublichealthresourceinlowandmiddleincomesettings AT patersons wastewaterbasedepidemiologyasapublichealthresourceinlowandmiddleincomesettings |