Use of passive samplers as sewage surveillance tool to monitor a hepatitis A outbreak at a school in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Oct 2022 – March 2023
Passive sampler-based sewage monitoring is an effective method to rapidly detect HAV shedding linked to diagnosed cases. It detects unnoticed viral infections and allows monitoring of outbreaks. This suggests that passive sampler-based monitoring is a promising tool supporting the public health response during HAV and other outbreaks.
Authors
- Gertjan Medema (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0475-6465)
- Maarten F. Schim van der Loeff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4903-7002)
- Matthijs R. A. Welkers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2982-0278)
- Maria Prins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2967-0289)
- Charlie van der Weijden
- Ana Maria de Roda Husman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9651-0504)
- Jeroen Langeveld (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0170-6721)
- Rémy Schilperoort (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8188-9443)
- Harry Vennema (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2521-0584)
- Maarten de Jong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7842-4892)
- Ewout Fanoy
Institutions
- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (NL)
- M&I/Partners (NL)
- KWR Water Research Institute (NL)
- GGD Amsterdam (NL)
- Public Health Service of Amsterdam (NL)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- Institute of Infection and Immunity (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09938-1
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.17
Funders
- Monash University
- Erasmus Medisch Centrum
- Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu