Modeling and Laboratory Experiments to Assess Detection of <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> in Wastewater: Insights for Wastewater-Based Surveillance of Malaria
at 4-35 °C), resulting in minimal (<0.1 log10 GC/L) impact on modeling results. However, freeze-thawing caused >70% DNA loss, and recovery using the HA membrane filtration approach was <2% in most cases. Nonetheless, PLODs below the ideal value are achievable. Collectively, the dual modeling-experimental results help guide future malaria WBE applications.
Authors
- Erick M. O. Muok (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0636-7917)
- Eric Ochomo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4042-4970)
- Kyle J. Bibby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3142-6090)
- William Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9050-4312)
Institutions
- University of Notre Dame (US)
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environmental Science & Technology
- Published
- 2026-04-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c15901
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Notre Dame
- Naval Medical Research Center