The role of time-varying viral shedding in modelling environmental surveillance for public health: revisiting the 2013 poliovirus outbreak in Israel
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DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2022.0006
Abstract: Environmental pathogen surveillance is a sensitive tool that can detect early-stage outbreaks, and it is being used to track poliovirus and other pathogens. However, interpretation of longitudinal environmental surveillance signals is difficult because the relationship… read more here.
Keywords: poliovirus; time; environmental surveillance; model ... See more keywords
Monitoring Enteroviruses and SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater Using the Polio Environmental Surveillance System in Japan
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DOI: 10.1128/aem.01853-22
Abstract: Long-term efforts are required to implement surveillance programs for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and they will be required even in the postpandemic era. We adopted the existing polio environmental surveillance (ES) system for SARS-CoV-2 sewage… read more here.
Keywords: system; surveillance; environmental surveillance; sewage ... See more keywords
Indoor Dust as a Matrix for Surveillance of COVID-19
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DOI: 10.1128/msystems.01350-20
Abstract: Environmental surveillance to assess pathogen presence within a community is proving to be a critical tool to protect public health, and it is especially relevant during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Importantly, environmental surveillance tools also… read more here.
Keywords: surveillance; monitoring; environmental surveillance; disease ... See more keywords
Evaluation of the bag-mediated filtration system as a novel tool for poliovirus environmental surveillance: Results from a comparative field study in Pakistan
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0200551
Abstract: Poliovirus (PV) environmental surveillance (ES) plays an important role in the global eradication program and is crucial for monitoring silent PV circulation especially as clinical cases decrease. This study compared ES results using the novel… read more here.
Keywords: phase; two phase; study; bag mediated ... See more keywords
Assessing the sensitivity of the polio environmental surveillance system
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208336
Abstract: Background The polio environmental surveillance (ES) system has been an incredible tool for advancing polio eradication efforts because of its ability to highlight the spatial and temporal extent of poliovirus circulation. While ES often outperforms,… read more here.
Keywords: system; polio; surveillance; sensitivity ... See more keywords
Environmental surveillance and spatio-temporal analysis of Legionella spp. in a region of northeastern Italy (2002–2017)
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218687
Abstract: Legionella spp. are considered an important cause of potentially preventable morbidity and mortality, making environmental surveillance a crucial component of risk assessment plans. In this work, 20,319 water samples were collected in 3,983 environmental surveys… read more here.
Keywords: spatio temporal; surveillance spatio; environmental surveillance; legionella ... See more keywords
Active environmental surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Midwestern United States meatpacking plants
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261704
Abstract: This pilot project investigated environmental SARS-CoV-2 presence in seven Midwestern meatpacking plants from May 2020 to January 2021. This study investigated social distancing and infection control practices and incorporated environmental sampling of surfaces and air… read more here.
Keywords: cov midwestern; sars cov; surveillance sars; environmental surveillance ... See more keywords
Effectiveness of environmental surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 as an early warning system during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review.
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DOI: 10.2166/wh.2022.115
Abstract: Since infected persons shed SARS-CoV-2 in faeces before symptoms appear, environmental surveillance (ES) may serve as an early warning system (EWS) for COVID-19 and new variants of concern. The ES of SARS-CoV-2 has been widely… read more here.
Keywords: surveillance; environmental surveillance; systematic review; sars cov ... See more keywords
Combating Antimicrobial Resistance Through Student-Driven Research and Environmental Surveillance
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.577821
Abstract: Emerging resistance to all classes of antimicrobials is one of the defining crises of the 21st century. Many advances in modern medicine, such as routine surgeries, are predicated on sustaining patients with antimicrobials during a… read more here.
Keywords: research; surveillance; microbiology; antimicrobial resistance ... See more keywords
How Molecular Typing Can Support Legionella Environmental Surveillance in Hot Water Distribution Systems: A Hospital Experience
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17228662
Abstract: In this study, we aimed to associate the molecular typing of Legionella isolates with a culture technique during routine Legionella hospital environmental surveillance in hot water distribution systems (HWDSs) to develop a risk map able… read more here.
Keywords: environmental surveillance; hot water; legionella; distribution ... See more keywords
Calibration of Methods for SARS-CoV-2 Environmental Surveillance: A Case Study from Northwest Tuscany
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192416588
Abstract: The current pandemic has provided an opportunity to test wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) as a complementary method to SARS-CoV-2 monitoring in the community. However, WBE infection estimates can be affected by uncertainty factors, such as heterogeneity… read more here.
Keywords: surveillance; environmental surveillance; calibration methods; method ... See more keywords