Optimising Wastewater Sample Processing for Multiple Pathogen Detection
important "good" site characteristics were the year-round flow, high TDS, neutral pH, and sites not impacted by flooding.Conclusion: Despite the challenges, we successfully implemented SS for polio and SARS-CoV-2 in a low resourced area with informal sewage systems.While SS has proven effective in detecting polio virus and SARS-CoV-2, further work is required to see whether SS is equally effective for detecting other infectious diseases such as influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, and cholera, and its correlation with community-level transmission of the diseases.
Authors
- Debora Akortia
- David E. Shaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8265-5761)
- Catherine Troman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8584-7785)
- Prabhakar Mohan
- Gifty Nkrumah
- Miss Shannon Fitz
- Dr Ben Bellekom
- Piya Rajendra
- Professor Yaw Adu-Sarkodie
- Dr Ellis Owusu-Dabo
- Dr Nicholas Grassly
- Dr Dilip Abraham
- Dr Michael Owusu
- Richard Larbi
- Richard Owusu
- Dr Joyce Akello
- Dr Jaspreet Mahindroo
- Dr Anton Spader
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-02-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2024.107385
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00