Wastewater surveillance facilitates climate change-resilient pathogen monitoring

Sci Transl Med. 2023 Oct 18;15(718):eadi7831. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adi7831. Epub 2023 Oct 18.

Abstract

Traditional disease surveillance systems are ill-equipped to handle climate change-driven shifts in pathogen dynamics. If paired with wastewater surveillance, a cost-effective and scalable approach for generating high-resolution health data, such next-generation systems can enable effective resource allocation and delivery of targeted interventions.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Climate Change
  • Wastewater*
  • Wastewater-Based Epidemiological Monitoring*

Substances

  • Wastewater