The SARS-CoV-2 virus has undergone substantial evolution, leading to emergence of new
FLiRT variants characterized by specific spike mutations—F to L at position 456 and R to T …

A focus on water quality has intensified globally, considering its critical role in sustaining life
and ecosystems. Wastewater, reflecting societal development, profoundly impacts public …

The COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the urgency for rapid public health surveillance
methods to detect and monitor the transmission of infectious diseases. The wastewater …

Wastewater surveillance has been widely implemented to monitor COVID-19 incidences in
communities worldwide. One notable application of wastewater surveillance is for providing …

Wastewater-based surveillance (WBS) allows the analysis of pathogens, chemicals or other
biomarkers in wastewater to derive unbiased epidemiological information at population …

The genomic monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) in riverine and sewage
water has been widely used as an epidemiological tool worldwide. But its utility for …

Though most often associated with poliovirus surveillance, wastewater-based surveillance
(WBS) can be employed for viruses shed in human excreta (faeces, urine, skin, sputum …

Objectives Rapid evolution of SARS-CoV-2 has resulted in the emergence of numerous
variants, posing significant challenges to public health surveillance. Clinical genome …

Candida auris is considered a nosocomial pathogen of high concern and is currently
spreading across the United States. Infection control measures for C. auris focus mainly on …

This study evaluates the efficacy of wastewater surveillance (WWS) for the early detection of
the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a university setting in Halifax, Canada. Utilizing an …