Effects of water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions on detection of enteropathogens and host-specific faecal markers in the environment: a systematic review and …

A Mertens, BF Arnold, J Benjamin-Chung… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) improvements are promoted to reduce
diarrhoea in low-income countries. However, trials from the past 5 years have found mixed …

[HTML][HTML] Terrestrial invertebrate hosts of human pathogens in urban ecosystems

A **e, Y Zhang, MF Breed, X An, H Yao, Q Huang… - Eco-Environment & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Terrestrial invertebrates in urban ecosystems are extremely species-rich, have many
important roles in material flow and energy circulation, and are host to many human …

Housefly gut microbiomes as a reservoir and facilitator for the spread of antibiotic resistance

D Gan, Z Lin, L Zeng, H Deng, TR Walsh… - The ISME …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Arthropods, such as houseflies, play a significant role in the dissemination of antimicrobial
resistance (AMR); however, their impact has often been overlooked in comparison to other …

[HTML][HTML] Is detection of enteropathogens and human or animal faecal markers in the environment associated with subsequent child enteric infections and growth: an …

A Mertens, BF Arnold, J Benjamin-Chung… - The Lancet Global …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background Quantifying contributions of environmental faecal contamination to child
diarrhoea and growth faltering can illuminate causal mechanisms behind modest health …

Indicators to complement global monitoring of safely managed on-site sanitation to understand health risks

F Mills, T Foster, A Kome, R Munankami, G Halcrow… - npj Clean Water, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Halfway through the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) period, there has been
little research on the criteria for monitoring safely managed sanitation under SDG target 6.2 …

Shared sanitation in informal settlements: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence, preferences, and quality

L Sprouse, S Lebu, J Nguyen, C Muoghalu… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Shared sanitation facilities are not considered a type of basic sanitation by the
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP), though they may be the only alternative …

Sanitation in urban areas may limit the spread of antimicrobial resistance via flies

D Capone, O Cumming, A Flemister, V Ilevbare… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Synanthropic filth flies are common where sanitation is poor and fecal wastes are accessible
to them. These flies have been proposed as mechanical vectors for the localized transport of …

Research gaps and priorities for quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA)

KA Hamilton, J Ciol Harrison, J Mitchell, M Weir… - Risk …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic highlighted the need for more rapid and routine
application of modeling approaches such as quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) …

Unveiling the hidden dangers: enteropathogens carried by flies in Pudong New Area

C Lin, J Liu, Y Yuan, S Yu, L Feng, Y Gu, X Lu… - BMC Infectious …, 2024 - Springer
Background Flies are acknowledged as vectors of diseases transmitted through mechanical
means and represent a significant risk to human health. The study aimed to determine the …

Associations between shared sanitation, stunting and diarrhoea in low-income, high density urban neighbourhoods of Maputo, Mozambique-a cross-sectional study

L Braun, A MacDougall, T Sumner, Z Adriano… - Maternal and Child …, 2024 - Springer
Introduction Shared sanitation facilities are used by over 500 million people around the
world. Most research evidence indicates that shared sanitation conveys higher risk than …