Wastewater-based surveillance for Hepatitis A virus, Enterovirus, Poliovirus, and SARS-CoV-2 in São Tomé and Príncipe: A pilot study
Our findings provide evidence of high transmission of HAV and EV in communities in São Tomé and continuous circulation of SARS-CoV-2, even in weeks without COVID-19 case notifications. This study demonstrates that monitoring of viral pathogens in humanly impacted open water streams and sewage tanks is a valuable tool to complement clinical surveillance in resource-limited settings.
Authors
- Xavier Fernández-Cassi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2314-9126)
- Doris Winter
- Marcos do Nascimento
- Kathrin Schuldt
- Jürgen May (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7831-8420)
- Katia Toancha
- Yardlene Sacramento Sequeira
- Anery Katia Lima
- Adjaia Borges
- Anabela Gonçalves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2161-176X)
- Nilton Teixeira
- Andreza Batista de Sousa
- Lazismino Lázaro
- Asmiralda Santos
- Rosa Maria Afonso Neto
Institutions
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- Centro Nacional de Endemias (ST)
- German Center for Infection Research (DE)
- Universitat de Barcelona (ES)
- Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Science of The Total Environment
- Published
- 2024-10-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176923
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.22
Funders
- Bundesministerium für Gesundheit