Advancing wastewater and environmental surveillance in LMICs for public health response and SDG data gaps
Abstract Wastewater and environmental surveillance is a valuable tool for early warning, detection, and response to emerging public health threats, with the added ability to inform data gaps across several Sustainable Development Goals. Drawing from our experiences in Bangladesh, Ghana, Malawi, and South Africa, we call to action this often unmentioned link through critical applied research questions and engagement in peer-to-peer learning and global Communities of Practice.
Authors
- Molly E. Cantrell
- Suraja J. Raj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8438-2071)
- Sudhir Pillay
- David M. Berendes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8303-9298)
- Maya Ramaswamy
- Alexandra L. Kossik
- Rochelle H. Holm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8849-1390)
- Kerrigan McCarthy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8958-9795)
- Carley S. Truyens
- Habib Yakubu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5858-6962)
- Anna S. Mehrotra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8138-096X)
- Jennifer L. Murphy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2012-7159)
Institutions
- National Health Laboratory Service (ZA)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Water Research Foundation (US)
- Water Research Institute (IT)
- Water Research Commission (ZA)
- National Institute for Occupational Health (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- npj Clean Water
- Published
- 2025-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41545-025-00523-w
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.19
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention