A scoping review of human pathogens detected in untreated human wastewater and sludge

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Covid-19
Feces
Humans
Public Health
Sewage
Wastewater
dc.contributor.author
Corrin, Tricia
Rabeenthira, Prakathesh
Young, Kaitlin M.
Mathiyalagan, Gajuna
Baumeister, Austyn
Pussegoda, Kusala
Waddell, Lisa A.
dc.date.accessioned
2024-05-24T13:31:58Z
dc.date.available
2024-05-24T13:31:58Z
dc.date.issued
2024-01-16
dc.description.abstract - en
Wastewater monitoring is an approach to identify the presence or abundance of pathogens within a population. The objective of this scoping review (ScR) was to identify and characterize research on human pathogens and antimicrobial resistance detected in untreated human wastewater and sludge. A search was conducted up to March 2023 and the standard ScR methodology was followed. This ScR included 1,722 articles, of which 56.5% were conducted after the emergence of COVID-19. Viruses and bacteria were commonly investigated, while research on protozoa, helminths, and fungi was infrequent. Articles prior to 2019 were dominated by research on pathogens transmitted through fecal–oral or waterborne pathways, whereas more recent articles have explored the detection of pathogens transmitted through other pathways such as respiratory and vector-borne. The current evidence suggests that wastewater monitoring could be applied to a large range of pathogens as a public health tool to detect an emerging pathogen and understand the burden and spread of disease to inform decision-making. Further development and refinement of the methods to identify and interpret wastewater signals for different prioritized pathogens are needed to develop gold standards on when, why, and how to monitor effectively.
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Corrin T, Prakathesh Rabeenthira, Young KM, et al. A scoping review of human pathogens detected in untreated human wastewater and sludge. Journal of water and health. Published online January 16, 2024. doi:https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2024.326
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10.2166/wh.2024.326
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https://open-science.canada.ca/handle/123456789/2508
dc.language.iso
en
dc.publisher
IWA Publishing
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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
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Creative Commons Attribution - Pas d'utilisation commerciale - Pas de modification 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
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Gold
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Or
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.rights.uri - fr
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.fr
dc.subject - en
Health
dc.subject - fr
Santé
dc.subject.en - en
Health
dc.subject.fr - fr
Santé
dc.title - en
A scoping review of human pathogens detected in untreated human wastewater and sludge
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Article
dc.type - fr
Article
local.article.journalissue
2
local.article.journaltitle
Journal of Water & Health
local.article.journalvolume
22
local.pagination
436–449
local.peerreview - en
Yes
local.peerreview - fr
Oui
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