Making waves : wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 for population-based health management

• Main Authors: Thompson, Janelle R., Nancharaiah, Yarlagadda V., Gu, Xiaoqiong, Lee, Wei Lin, Rajal, Verónica Beatriz, Haines, Monamie Bhadra, Girones, Rosina, Ng, Lee Ching, Alm, Eric J., Wuertz, Stefan
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Environmental engineering; Wastewater Surveillance; SARS-CoV-2
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/154389
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Worldwide, clinical data remain the gold standard for disease surveillance and tracking. However, such data are limited due to factors such as reporting bias and inability to track asymptomatic disease carriers. Disease agents are excreted in the urine and feces of infected individuals regardless of...