Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 Employing Wastewater
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Public Health Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 2377
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, entitled "Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 Employing Wastewater", chronicles the evolution of Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance (WES) from the COVID-19 pandemic into 2024. As SARS-CoV-2 has become endemic, WES has risen as the primary form of viral tracking in many countries, underscoring its importance in public health. As of 2024, WES advancements have enhanced the detection of SARS-CoV-2 and contributed to the monitoring of other pathogens, illustrating its potential for widespread use in public health.
Developments in WES have enabled public health officials in many countries to proactively manage community infection levels with increased sensitivity and specificity. This Special Issue emphasizes the advancement of health sector leadership, ethical practices, and integration with public health surveillance. It delves into the tactical aspects of wastewater surveillance, including sampling, storage, laboratory analysis, data normalization, and communication.
This Special Issue serves to synethize the knowledge gained from the pandemic, demonstrating the application of WES in a One-Health context and its expanding role in the detection and management of infectious diseases. WES is becoming a key element in global health security, playing an active role in the early detection of health threats.
Dr. Bernd Manfred Gawlik
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- wastewater and environmental surveillance (WES)
- SARS-CoV-2
- public health
- COVID-19 pandemic
- pathogen monitoring
- global health security
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