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Long-term wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2: a 5.5-year study reveals correlation with public health indicators and early warning potential during and after the pandemic
Published: September 2, 2026 10:00
CONCLUSION: This 5.5-year longitudinal study provides one of the most comprehensive datasets of SARS-CoV-2 environmental dynamics. It advocates for the permanent implementation of WS to monitor respiratory and emerging infectious threats in a post-pandemic…
A 4-year longitudinal wastewater surveillance of five gastroenteritis viruses and the correlation with clinical cases in Alberta, Canada
Published: September 1, 2026 10:00
Viruses are common causes of acute gastroenteritis worldwide. They are detected in large quantities in raw sewage making them amenable to wastewater-based surveillance (WBS). To monitor the prevalence of gastroenteritis viruses in wastewater and assess…
The COVID-19 pandemic influenced the temporal dynamics of antimicrobial resistance markers and bacterial community across urban wastewater treatment plants
Published: August 31, 2026 10:00
Urban wastewater systems represent important interfaces between human activity and the environmental occurrence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) markers. We assessed the temporal dynamics of intI1, ermB, and the 16 S rRNA gene by quantitative PCR across…
Wastewater-Based Genomic Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 Antiviral Resistance Determinants in Ontario: Towards a Scalable Framework for Population-Level Antiviral Resistance Monitoring
Published: August 27, 2026 10:00
CONCLUSIONS: These findings demonstrate that wastewater surveillance enables population-scale monitoring of antiviral resistance and immune escape-associated mutations and offers a scalable model for broader surveillance.
Workflow determinants of recovery efficiency in wastewater-based surveillance of respiratory viruses
Published: August 27, 2026 10:00
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is becoming a key tool for population-level surveillance of respiratory viruses, yet variability in recovery efficiency (RE) across analytical workflows limits the comparability and accuracy of disease-burden estimates.…
Mapping the Surveillance Data Infrastructure in the U.S. for SARS-CoV-2, Influenza, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Published: August 22, 2026 10:00
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Infectious disease surveillance forms the epidemiological bedrock of public health, supporting the continuous and systematic collection, and analysis of health data. However, these data are collected by a fragmented network of systems…
Enteric pathogens in soil adjacent to public waste bins in Maputo, Mozambique offers potential for environmental surveillance
Published: August 18, 2026 10:00
Wastewater surveillance has been widely adopted since the COVID-19 pandemic, but non-sewered (e.g., onsite) sanitation is a common form of sanitation in cities of low- and middle-income countries. Environmental surveillance in these settings requires…
Addressing gaps in surveillance: Use of emergency department accessibility and social vulnerability to identify potential wastewater surveillance sites in North Carolina
Published: August 17, 2026 10:00
CONCLUSION: We used a novel geospatial approach to identify 26 priority wastewater sites with moderate to high social vulnerability and low ED accessibility. Additionally, this work further supports complementarity between ED and wastewater surveillance…
Economic evaluation of wastewater surveillance in Ontario, Canada, using COVID-19 as a case study
Published: August 15, 2026 10:00
CONCLUSION: The study findings suggest that long-term investments in WWS are likely cost-effective for low-frequency but high-impact outbreaks. Maintaining WWS infrastructure will enhance Canada's emergency preparedness for emerging and re-emerging…
Simplified Inhouse Nanoweb Membrane Enrichment Coupled Viral Whole Genome Shotgun Metagenomics Approach for Waste Water Surveillance
Published: August 12, 2026 10:00
Wastewater/sewage represents a highly complex environmental matrix and harbors various viruses including viruses of epidemic and pandemic potential like Influenza A and, SARS-CoV-2. The limitations of available methods for sample concentration are cost,…
Accounting for methodological variabilities in disease outbreak surveillance using wastewater-based epidemiology: a case study with SARS-CoV-2
Published: August 8, 2026 10:00
Wastewater-based surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 has become an established approach for monitoring health status and disease outbreak at the community level. Although analytical protocols for RNA quantification have been widely implemented and optimised, the…
Measuring the efficiency of a solids-based wastewater extraction using BCoV and validation of a BCoV and PMMoV RT-qPCR duplex assay
Published: August 7, 2026 10:00
Bovine coronavirus (BCoV) is commonly used to evaluate the efficiency of nucleic acid extraction protocols used in wastewater-based surveillance (WBS). Here we outline a method for measuring the efficiency of a solids-based extraction protocol using…
Whole-genome sequencing of adenovirus 41 directly from wastewater using nested overlapping PCR and MinION
Published: August 5, 2026 10:00
Human adenovirus F41 (HAdV-F41) is one of the leading causes of children's acute gastroenteritis and was recently linked to an outbreak of severe acute hepatitis of unknown etiology among children during 2021 to 2022. While most evidence is based on…
SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance in a central Chinese metropolis: variant responses and correlation with clinical cases
Published: August 4, 2026 10:00
CONCLUSION: These findings supported the application value of wastewater-based epidemiology in post-pandemic COVID-19 surveillance, indicate its potential early warning capacity, and reveal notable heterogeneity in surveillance performance across viral…
Could wastewater and clinical surveillance address blind spots in antimicrobial use and AMR? - Evidence from Australia's Northern Territory
Published: August 1, 2026 10:00
Although Australia maintains relatively low national rates of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), considerable geographic disparities exist. Particularly, the Northern Territory suffers disproportionately high AMR burdens despite low reported antimicrobial…
Exploring community-level gut health amidst COVID-19 pandemic: a proposed application of longitudinal wastewater surveillance
Published: August 1, 2026 10:00
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) offers a unique, scalable method to monitor disease burden at a community level by capturing all individuals within a sewershed. While emerging evidence suggests that SARS-CoV-2 may influence the human gut microbiota,…
Wastewater antibody signatures reflect SARS-CoV-2 infection and immunization patterns in the population
Published: August 1, 2026 10:00
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has been widely used to track SARS-CoV-2 transmission using viral RNA, but its capacity to capture population immunity remains poorly defined. Although antibodies can be recovered from wastewater, the relationship…
Coupled epidemiological and wastewater modeling at the urban scale: A case study for Munich
Published: August 1, 2026 10:00
Epidemiological modeling is critical to guide public health interventions, but model performance depends on data availability and quality. While clinical reports suffer from under-ascertainment and delays, wastewater-based surveillance (WBS) can rapidly…
Retraction notice to "The wastewater microbiome: A novel insight for COVID-19 surveillance" [Sci. Total Environ. 764 (2021) 142867]
Published: July 31, 2026 10:00
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Joint Monitoring and Early Warning of SARS-CoV-2 in Outdoor PM(2.5) and Wastewater
Published: July 28, 2026 10:00
CONCLUSIONS: SARS-CoV-2 signals in PM(2.5) and wastewater reflected COVID-19 trends. Integrated multi-media monitoring may improve early warning and support targeted public health interventions.
Wastewater Metagenomics for Antimicrobial Resistance and Pathogen Surveillance: A Bibliometric Analysis
Published: July 28, 2026 10:00
Wastewater systems are critical reservoirs where antibiotic resistance genes, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and pathogens converge and disseminate into receiving waters, posing risks to ecosystems and public health. Metagenomics enables…
International Airport Wastewater as a Sentinel Site for Genomic Surveillance of Human Viruses and Bacteriophages
Published: July 28, 2026 10:00
Airports are strategic targets for wastewater-based epidemiology because they concentrate highly mobile populations and may provide early signals of pathogen circulation. However, metagenomic investigations of airport wastewater remain limited,…
Detecting and supporting COVID-19 outbreak response in a small-scale nursing home through passive wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2
Published: July 23, 2026 10:00
Passive wastewater sampling has emerged as a cost-effective approach for pathogen monitoring, but its application in very small populations has not been well studied. This study reports the use of tampons as passive samplers in a small-scale nursing home…
Ethical considerations of wastewater-based disease surveillance-a qualitative interview study
Published: July 22, 2026 10:00
INTRODUCTION: Public health implementation of wastewater-based disease surveillance (WBDS) increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic. WBDS raises unique ethical considerations because of its community-scale method of disease surveillance.…
Wastewater-Based Epidemiology for Infectious Diseases: A New Trick for an Old Threat
Published: July 22, 2026 10:00
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is an innovative approach to epidemiology that offers unique opportunities for public health surveillance. Its potential had been recognized in various applications over the years, but it was the global scale of the…
Comparison of PMMoV RNA, crAssphage DNA and human mitochondrial DNA/RNA as normalization markers in wastewater-based epidemiology
Published: July 20, 2026 10:00
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) may benefit from normalization to account for wastewater dilution and temporal variation in the contributing population. In this study, we compared pepper mild mottle virus (PMMoV) RNA, bacteriophage (crAssphage) DNA…
Genomic Surveillance of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Variants in Airport and Port Wastewaters, Republic of Korea, 2025
Published: July 17, 2026 10:00
CONCLUSIONS: Wastewater surveillance at airports and ports is anticipated to play a complementary role in existing clinical monitoring by allowing the early detection of imported cases and offering continuous monitoring of community transmission.
Freeze-Drying as a Novel Concentrating Method for Wastewater Detection of SARS-CoV-2
Published: July 16, 2026 10:00
Detecting viral RNA from wastewater has emerged as a cost-effective approach for community-level surveillance during the recent SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Although various concentrating methods have been developed, none are optimal across all key requirements…
The Role of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Predictive Virology: Forecasting, Tracking, and Combating Viral Threats
Published: July 16, 2026 10:00
The escalating threat of viral pandemics, dramatically illustrated by the COVID-19 crisis, has exposed the critical shortcomings of conventional reactive virology in addressing rapidly evolving pathogens. This review introduces predictive virology (PV) as…
Environmental prevalence of enteric viruses across the covid-19 pandemic: A three-year monitoring study
Published: July 16, 2026 10:00
Enteric viruses are continuously excreted in high concentrations in human feces and are disseminated into aquatic environments through treated and untreated wastewater, much of which is ultimately discharged into coastal marine waters. Environmental…
Targeted Wastewater Surveillance during the World Athletics Championship, Oregon, USA, 2022
Published: July 15, 2026 10:00
Targeted wastewater surveillance during the 18th World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, USA, in 2022 detected influenza A virus, SARS-CoV-2, and hepatitis A virus. Poliovirus detections were inconclusive. Influenza B, hepatitis E, and measles…
Children's Birthday Gatherings and SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Grandparents
Published: July 13, 2026 10:00
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: This cohort study of grandparents found that grandchild birthdays, despite official advice not to gather during part of the pandemic, were associated with increased SARS-CoV-2 infection risk among grandparents during much of the…
Five years of wastewater surveillance reveal COVID-19-Associated amplification and seasonal shifts in bla (KPC) and bla (NDM)
Published: July 12, 2026 10:00
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has intensified in recent years, raising concerns about the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on AMR dynamics. However, the influence of pandemic on the enviromental occurrence and dissemination of…
Accelerating wastewater-based SARS-CoV-2 surveillance using a mobile laboratory in mixed infrastructure regions
Published: July 11, 2026 10:00
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is a powerful tool for early infectious disease detection, but its effectiveness depends on rapid sample processing to prevent RNA degradation and maximize detection lead time for public health responses. To address…
Real-time estimation of pathogen transmission dynamics from wastewater
Published: July 11, 2026 10:00
Wastewater monitoring proved effective for tracking SARS-CoV-2 transmission during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, estimating transmission parameters for other pathogens remains difficult due to lower concentrations in sewage, uncertain shedding kinetics,…
Exploring the predictability of distributed lag nonlinear models using SARS-CoV-2 wastewater-based surveillance in multiple communities in Alberta, Canada
Published: July 10, 2026 10:00
CONCLUSIONS: With relationships between wastewater viral RNA levels for SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 cases expected to vary over time and to be non-linear, distributed lag nonlinear models are promising. While the form of the models was similar across WWTPs,…
A decision-theoretic framework for uncertainty quantification in epidemiological modelling
Published: July 8, 2026 10:00
Estimating, understanding, and communicating uncertainty is fundamental to statistical epidemiology, where model-based estimates regularly inform real-world decisions. However, sources of uncertainty are rarely formalised, and existing classifications are…
Volatile solids demonstrate better performance and reliability as a normalization parameter in upper sewershed wastewater surveillance
Published: July 8, 2026 10:00
Normalization of viral concentrations in wastewater aims to account for variability in system conditions and contributing populations, yet commonly used parameters often behave inconsistently across locations and time. This study assessed the use of…
Wastewater-based and case-based surveillance data for monitoring COVID-19 in Germany, 2022-2024
Published: July 2, 2026 10:00
This article presents a harmonized dataset combining environmental and epidemiological indicators to monitor COVID-19 activity across Germany over 131 consecutive weeks (July 2022-December 2024). The dataset integrates population-weighted SARS-CoV-2 RNA…
Wastewater genomic surveillance identifies the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 JN.1 lineage in urban settings of Gujarat
Published: June 29, 2026 10:00
INTRODUCTION: Wastewater based epidemiology (WBE) has become a crucial epidemiological tool to supplement clinical surveillance to monitor the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and variant dynamics on the population level. As viral shedding occurs early and…
Wastewater Surveillance: A National Concept for Germany-A Refined Approach to Surveillance Site Selection
Published: June 26, 2026 10:00
During the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, wastewater-based surveillance (WBS) gained renewed importance by enabling nationwide assessment of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) circulation independent of individual…
Expanding the PHES-ODM: A Comprehensive, Open-Source Data Model for the Future of Wastewater-Based Epidemiology
Published: June 26, 2026 10:00
Wastewater surveillance (WWS) has quickly emerged as an invaluable tool for public health surveillance, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Its long-term utility is constrained, however, by fragmented data systems, inconsistent metadata…
ViroBioTree: A Tree-Structured Biological Evidence Retrieval Framework for Viral Protein Function Annotation
Published: June 26, 2026 10:00
Accurate viral protein function annotation is essential for genomic surveillance, yet conventional retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines often fragment biological evidence into fixed-length text chunks, disrupting relationships among ORFs,…
Detection and targeted sequencing of influenza A virus subtypes using Dutch wastewater samples from influenza season 2023-2024 and 2024-2025
Published: June 26, 2026 10:00
The substantial public health burden of influenza A viruses (IAV) requires continual monitoring of circulation to identify risks. Wastewater-based surveillance (WBS) enables non-invasive monitoring of IAV circulation in large populations. In this study, we…
Antiviral Drugs in Wastewater-Based Epidemiology for Epidemic Surveillance and Alerting
Published: June 25, 2026 10:00
Wastewater-Based Epidemiology (WBE) has provided critical surveillance and alerting during epidemic outbreaks such as COVID-19 through viral nucleic acid detection, yet it faces limitations including a narrow short detection time window and the potential…
A Systematic Review of Gastrointestinal and Respiratory Pathogen Detection in Wastewater in Africa, with Focus on Rwanda: Implications for Early Warning and Public Health Surveillance
Published: June 25, 2026 10:00
In Africa, the disease burden of diarrheal and respiratory diseases is amplified by limited surveillance capacity, diagnostic limitations, and socioeconomic inequalities. In rapidly urbanizing settings such as Kigali (Rwanda), integrating wastewater-based…
Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2: a resource-efficient wastewater-based workflow
Published: June 23, 2026 10:00
CONCLUSIONS: Together, these results indicate that wastewater can support effective genomic monitoring. The workflow proposed provides an accessible complement to clinical surveillance, especially in settings where large-scale, patient-level sequencing is…
Wastewater genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 by nanopore sequencing uncovers JN.1 prevalence and novel spike mutational hotspots in Athens during winter 2024-2025
Published: June 23, 2026 10:00
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) provides an efficient, population-wide tool for monitoring SARS-CoV-2 transmission and evolution, overcoming limitations of clinical testing. Here, we designed and applied an upgraded Spike-Seq workflow integrating…
Genomic wastewater surveillance of human and animal influenza A viruses in California during the 2024-2025 flu season
Published: June 22, 2026 10:00
BACKGROUND: Wastewater genomic surveillance provides an opportunity to detect human and animal influenza A virus (IAV). We aimed to implement an IAV genomic surveillance framework agnostic to subtype, which enables recovery of IAV from multiple hosts and…
Making waves: toward systems-level interpretation of hormonal and endogenous biomarkers in wastewater-based epidemiology
Published: June 20, 2026 10:00
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has proven invaluable for population health monitoring, most notably during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet current WBE largely relies on exogenous markers such as drugs, pathogens, and their metabolites, limiting…
Dataset of illicit drug consumption during and post COVID-19 through wastewater in a city of Chile
Published: June 19, 2026 10:00
The present dataset reports illicit drug consumption estimated through wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) in San Pedro de la Paz, BiobĂo Region, Chile. We collected 24 hour flow proportional Influent wastewater samples at the city wastewater treatment…
Wastewater genomic surveillance of influenza A and B reveals seasonal and off-season circulation differences between municipal sites and an international airport, Germany, 2024
Published: June 19, 2026 10:00
Wastewater surveillance has proved to be a valuable tool for monitoring human pathogens. Whole-genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater has been extensively applied, allowing for early detection of variants and population-level surveillance of viral…
Collaborative approaches to masking: statewide threshold development and performance across three respiratory seasons
Published: June 11, 2026 10:00
OBJECTIVE: Transmission of respiratory illnesses in health care settings poses significant risks to patients and staff. Without clear, standardized masking thresholds, policies may vary, resulting in confusion. We developed statewide consensus thresholds…