Wastewater surveillance of antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogens: A systematic review

A Tiwari, P Kurittu, AI Al-Mustapha, V Heljanko… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Infectious diseases caused by antibiotic-resistant bacterial (ARB) pathogens are a serious
threat to human and animal health. The active surveillance of ARB using an integrated one …

Tackling antimicrobial resistance across sub-Saharan Africa: Current challenges and implications for the future

B Godman, A Egwuenu, E Wesangula… - Expert Opinion on …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a concern as this increases morbidity,
mortality, and costs, with sub-Saharan Africa having the highest rates globally. Concerns …

[LIBRO][B] Antimicrobial resistance and the United Nations sustainable development cooperation framework: Guidance for United Nations Country teams

World Health Organization - 2021 - books.google.com
Given the inter-relatedness of human and animal health, plant production, food safety and
the environment in both the evolution of the AMR problem and solutions to that problem …

Using sewage for surveillance of antimicrobial resistance

FM Aarestrup, MEJ Woolhouse - Science, 2020 - science.org
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a cross-cutting and increasing threat to global health (1–3),
is a complex problem with multiple and interconnected drivers. Reliable surveillance data …

Global public health implications of human exposure to viral contaminated water

AA Lanrewaju, AM Enitan-Folami, S Sabiu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Enteric viruses are common waterborne pathogens found in environmental water bodies
contaminated with either raw or partially treated sewage discharge. Examples of these …

An implementation science approach to evaluating pathogen whole genome sequencing in public health

AS Ferdinand, M Kelaher, CR Lane, AG da Silva… - Genome medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background Pathogen whole genome sequencing (WGS) is being incorporated into public
health surveillance and disease control systems worldwide and has the potential to make …

Assessment of sanitation infrastructure resilience to extreme rainfall and flooding: Evidence from an informal settlement in Kenya

S Lebu, R Gyimah, E Nandoya, J Brown… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sanitation infrastructure can fail during heavy rainfall and flooding, allowing the release of
fecal waste–and the pathogens it carries–into spaces where people live, work, and play …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic review of wastewater surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in human populations

KK Chau, L Barker, EP Budgell, KD Vihta, N Sims… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives We systematically reviewed studies using wastewater for AMR surveillance in
human populations, to determine:(i) evidence of concordance between wastewater-human …

Occurrence of human enteric viruses in water sources and shellfish: A focus on Africa

NS Upfold, GA Luke, C Knox - Food and Environmental Virology, 2021 - Springer
Enteric viruses are a diverse group of human pathogens which are primarily transmitted by
the faecal–oral route and are a major cause of non-bacterial diarrhoeal disease in both …

Zika virus RNA persistence in sewage

A Muirhead, K Zhu, J Brown, M Basu… - … science & technology …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Despite substantial advances in knowledge and understanding about the Zika virus (ZIKV),
limitations in surveillance for this mainly asymptomatic infection constrain attempts to …