Making waves: Right in our backyard-surface discharge of untreated wastewater from homes in the United States

J Maxcy-Brown, MA Elliott, LA Krometis, J Brown… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Roughly ¼ of US residents (80 million people) lack access to sanitary sewers and are
required to treat their wastewater through a permitted onsite wastewater treatment system …

A systematic review and meta-analysis reveal that Campylobacter spp. and antibiotic resistance are widespread in humans in sub-Saharan Africa

DF Hlashwayo, B Sigauque, EV Noormahomed… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Campylobacter spp. are zoonotic bacteria that cause gastroenteritis in humans
worldwide, whose main symptom is diarrhea. In certain cases, extra intestinal manifestations …

Human fecal contamination of water, soil, and surfaces in households sharing poor-quality sanitation facilities in Maputo, Mozambique

DA Holcomb, J Knee, T Sumner, Z Adriano… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Identifying the origin of fecal contamination can support more effective interventions to
interrupt enteric pathogen transmission. Microbial source tracking (MST) assays may help to …

Effects of an urban sanitation intervention on childhood enteric infection and diarrhea in Maputo, Mozambique: a controlled before-and-after trial

J Knee, T Sumner, Z Adriano, C Anderson, F Bush… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
We conducted a controlled before-and-after trial to evaluate the impact of an onsite urban
sanitation intervention on the prevalence of enteric infection, soil transmitted helminth re …

Persistent Ascaris Transmission Is Possible in Urban Areas Even Where Sanitation Coverage Is High

D Capone, T Barker, O Cumming… - … science & technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
In low-income, urban, informal communities lacking sewerage and solid waste services,
onsite sanitation (sludges, aqueous effluent) and child feces are potential sources of human …

[HTML][HTML] High fecal contamination and high levels of antibiotic-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in water consumed in the city of Maputo, Mozambique

A Salamandane, F Vila-Boa, M Malfeito-Ferreira… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The high number of diarrheal disease cases in develo** countries is
related to sanitation conditions, consumption of untreated water, and poor individual and …

Cross-sectional study of soil-transmitted helminthiases in Black Belt Region of Alabama, USA

C Poole, T Barker, R Bradbury… - Emerging Infectious …, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We conducted a cross-sectional study to determine the prevalence of soil-transmitted
helminthiases (STH) in areas of rural Alabama, USA, that have sanitation deficits. We …

Risk factors for enteric pathogen exposure among children in Black Belt region of Alabama, USA

D Capone, T Bakare, T Barker… - Emerging Infectious …, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We collected stool from school-age children from 352 households living in the Black Belt
region of Alabama, USA, where sanitation infrastructure is lacking. We used quantitative …

Impact of sampling depth on pathogen detection in pit latrines

D Capone, P Chigwechokha… - PLoS neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Wastewater based epidemiology (WBE) is increasingly used to provide decision makers
with actionable data about community health. WBE efforts to date have primarily focused on …

Analysis of fecal sludges reveals common enteric pathogens in urban Maputo, Mozambique

D Capone, D Berendes, O Cumming… - … science & technology …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Sewage surveillance is increasingly used in public health applications; metabolites,
biomarkers, and pathogens are detectable in wastewater and can provide useful information …