🔺 Wastewater Surveillance: A New Frontier for Public Health 🔻 🔰 Throughout history, wastewater analysis has played a crucial role in monitoring and detecting various pathogens. In the 1940s, cell-culture methods were employed to track viral pathogens such as polio in sewage. In the 1980s, DNA probes were adapted for the detection of hepatitis A virus (HAV). The incorporation of PCR detection into sewage surveillance in the 1990s further enhanced detection capabilities. Notably, in 2013, sewage surveillance successfully provided early warnings for HAV and norovirus outbreaks in Sweden and prevented a potential paralytic polio outbreak in Israel.. 🔰 In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, CDC launched the National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) in September 2020 to coordinate and support the nation's capacity to monitor SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater. Now it includes more than 1,200 testing sites nationwide. ℹ️ #CDC #Foodsafetynews #publichealth #wastewatersurveillance

Focus, vigilance, resilience: towards stronger infectious disease #surveillance, threat detection and response in the EU/EEA "The long-term surveillance framework 2021–2027 for infectious diseases in the EU/EEA lays down strategies to address some of the current challenges of surveillance at EU/EEA level. The framework is ambitious, yet feasible as it builds on the solid foundation of existing surveillance structures and mechanisms as well as the long-standing collective experience of well-functioning surveillance networks. With renewed public health focus, vigilance and resilience, EU/EEA infectious disease #surveillance will be better equipped to address the known threats of today and better prepared for any unknown threats emerging in the future." concludes the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) https://lnkd.in/e8Q-QAya

"Ebola virus circulation in a non-epidemic Guinean rural area: a mixed-method approach to assessing endemicity." Read this research article now in the #IJID! #ISID #EbolaVirus #Seroprevalence #Outbreak #Surveillance https://ow.ly/nOIu50Su6hr

🚨 October 2024 Monthly Bulletin - Executive Summary 🚨 🔬 Wastewater Surveillance Update: 🌍 Across the EU, we're keeping a close eye on SARS-CoV-2 through wastewater monitoring. Here's what's new: 📈 Rising Trends: - Austria (AT) - Germany (DE) - Greece (GR) - Netherlands (NL) 📉 Declining Trends: - Belgium (BE) - Denmark (DK) - Latvia (LV) 🔄 Stable Trends: - Finland (FI) - Luxembourg (LU) 🔍 Trend Data Unspecified or Outdated: - 8 EU countries 🔎 Beyond SARS-CoV-2: - Influenza monitored in AT, BE, FI, DE, HU, SE - RSV checked in AT, BE, FI, SE - Poliovirus testing in BE, IE, SI - Enteric viruses surveillance in SE since April 2024 🌐 Beyond the EU: - SARS-CoV-2 wastewater data updated for one neighboring country and nine non-EU countries. Stay informed and stay safe as we continue to monitor public health threats through innovative measures. Here the link: https://lnkd.in/dKs2iJd7 #PublicHealth #WastewaterSurveillance #SARSCoV2 #EUHealth #Influenza #RSV #Poliovirus #GlobalHealth

The recent increase in outbreaks of highly contagious foot and mouth disease (FMD) in North Africa has prompted the Portuguese authorities today to call for increased vigilance and the strengthening of biosecurity measures. FMD is endemic in most of the African continent but the recent increase in ongoing outbreaks in North Africa (reported since July 2023 in Libya, Tunisia and Algeria) and especially the first isolation of the SAT-2 serotype in Algeria last December could heighten the risk level for countries close or connected to the region, including European countries such as Portugal. Read more under TAFS news: https://lnkd.in/dRzsfRPz #fmd , #TADs, #diseasecontrol #surveillance #preparedness

With the growing prevalence of infectious diseases, wastewater surveillance is quickly becoming an essential tool for detecting the spread of diseases and in comprehensive public health monitoring. It is a community-level approach to testing pathogens and chemicals entering sewer systems through human waste. It can provide unobtrusive, ongoing surveillance for diseases that complements clinical surveillance, especially when infections spread silently. In this episode of the One World, One Health podcast, experts, Dr.Amy Kirby and Dr.Joakim Larsson, discuss the use of wastewater to detect known and unknown pathogens. Dr. Kirby is an Environmental Microbiologist in the Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch and the Program Lead for the National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Dr. Larsson is a Professor in Environmental Pharmacology at the Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and the director of the multidisciplinary Centre for Antibiotic Resistance Research, CARe. Listen as they explain how we can use wastewater surveillance for monitoring antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and the possibility of detecting and stopping the next pandemic by sifting through sewage. Check out the podcast with captions on YouTube here: https://ow.ly/fnlB50SVwpv More podcasts here: https://ow.ly/c3Ro50SVwpw #WastewaterSurveillance #AMR #EnvironmentalSurveillance

The labs leaks and accidents show that it is critical the review and improvement of Biosafety and Biosecurity measures and polices. We can not wait for the next Pandemics. https://lnkd.in/gU4rdEwk

Are wars a “recipe for epidemics”? From attacks on hospitals, waterborne illnesses, and antibiotic resistance, armed conflicts are just as much of a public health concern as they are a military one. In this latest article, program editor Razaan Ganatra explores the various effects that armed conflicts have on global health security. https://lnkd.in/gSiyymbB

When it comes to monitoring public health diseases, especially new and emerging ones, wastewater surveillance is an essential tool to use. The benefits are broad reaching: 🔸 fast response to threats of emerging concern 🔹 early indication of community transmission of variants 🔸 enhance epidemic intelligence 🔹 a fraction of the cost of laboratory testing Today was the launch of a new Global Consortium for Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance for Public Health (GLOWACON). Its primary objective is to create an international sentinel system for the early detection, prevention, and real-time monitoring of epidemic threats and outbreaks. Check out more information below published by the European Commission #WastewaterSurveillance #Epidemic #Pandemic #HealthThreats #HERA World Health Organization Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Africa CDC EU in Emergencies

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