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View article: Viral genetic variability in wastewater predicts changes in community infection levels
Viral genetic variability in wastewater predicts changes in community infection levels Open
Sequencing viruses found in community wastewater facilitates the study of diversity in circulating viruses at the population level. By analyzing 12,290 wastewater samples collected between January 2023 and April 2025 in New York State, USA…
View article: Non-detection of emerging and re-emerging pathogens in wastewater surveillance to confirm absence of transmission risk: A case study of polio in New York
Non-detection of emerging and re-emerging pathogens in wastewater surveillance to confirm absence of transmission risk: A case study of polio in New York Open
Infectious disease surveillance systems, including wastewater surveillance, can alert communities to the threat of emerging pathogens. We need methods to infer understanding of transmission dynamics from non-detection. We estimate a sensit…
View article: Wastewater surveillance provides 10-days forecasting of COVID-19 hospitalizations superior to cases and test positivity: A prediction study
Wastewater surveillance provides 10-days forecasting of COVID-19 hospitalizations superior to cases and test positivity: A prediction study Open
Using wastewater to predict future hospital admissions from COVID-19 is accurate and effective with superior results to using case data alone. The lead time of ten days could alert the public to take precautions and improve resource alloca…
View article: Non-detection of emerging and re-emerging pathogens in wastewater surveillance to confirm absence of transmission risk: a case study of polio in New York
Non-detection of emerging and re-emerging pathogens in wastewater surveillance to confirm absence of transmission risk: a case study of polio in New York Open
Infectious disease surveillance systems, including wastewater surveillance, can alert communities to the threat of emerging pathogens. We need methods to infer understanding of transmission dynamics from non-detection. We estimate a sensit…
View article: Evidence for the efficacy of pre-harvest agricultural practices in mitigating food-safety risks to fresh produce in North America
Evidence for the efficacy of pre-harvest agricultural practices in mitigating food-safety risks to fresh produce in North America Open
Consumption of contaminated produce remains a leading cause of foodborne illness. Increasingly, growers are altering agricultural practices and farm environments to manage food-safety hazards, but these changes often result in substantial …
View article: Estimating <scp>eDNA</scp> shedding and decay rates for muskellunge in early stages of development
Estimating <span>eDNA</span> shedding and decay rates for muskellunge in early stages of development Open
Estimating population size and species distribution is essential for fisheries management and conservation. Traditionally, estimates rely on live‐capture and visual surveys; however, these approaches are challenging for low density or elus…
View article: Wastewater Surveillance Provides 10-Days Forecasting of COVID-19 Hospitalizations Superior to Cases and Test Positivity: A Prediction Study
Wastewater Surveillance Provides 10-Days Forecasting of COVID-19 Hospitalizations Superior to Cases and Test Positivity: A Prediction Study Open
View article: Wastewater Surveillance for Infectious Disease: A Systematic Review
Wastewater Surveillance for Infectious Disease: A Systematic Review Open
Wastewater surveillance for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been shown to be a valuable source of information regarding SARS-CoV-2 transmission and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases. Although the me…
View article: Interlaboratory performance and quantitative PCR data acceptance metrics for NIST SRM® 2917
Interlaboratory performance and quantitative PCR data acceptance metrics for NIST SRM® 2917 Open
View article: High Sensitivity and Specificity of Dormitory-Level Wastewater Surveillance for COVID-19 during Fall Semester 2020 at Syracuse University, New York
High Sensitivity and Specificity of Dormitory-Level Wastewater Surveillance for COVID-19 during Fall Semester 2020 at Syracuse University, New York Open
A residential building’s wastewater presents a potential non-invasive method of surveilling numerous infectious diseases, including SARS-CoV-2. We analyzed wastewater from 16 different residential locations at Syracuse University (Syracuse…
View article: Coupling freedom from disease principles and early warning from wastewater surveillance to improve health security
Coupling freedom from disease principles and early warning from wastewater surveillance to improve health security Open
Infectious disease surveillance is vitally important to maintaining health security, but these efforts are challenged by the pace at which new pathogens emerge. Wastewater surveillance can rapidly obtain population-level estimates of disea…
View article: Land Use, Weather, and Water Quality Factors Associated With Fecal Contamination of Northeastern Streams That Span an Urban-Rural Gradient
Land Use, Weather, and Water Quality Factors Associated With Fecal Contamination of Northeastern Streams That Span an Urban-Rural Gradient Open
Fecal contamination of surface water has been associated with multiple enteric disease outbreaks and food recalls. Thus, it is important to understand factors associated with fecal contamination of agricultural water sources. Since fecal i…
View article: Comparability of 24-hour composite and grab samples for detection of SARS-2-CoV RNA in wastewater
Comparability of 24-hour composite and grab samples for detection of SARS-2-CoV RNA in wastewater Open
Wastewater surveillance is a cost-effective way to monitor pathogen prevalence and transmission patterns in the entire community. Here, we compare 24-hour composite and grab samples collected during September 2020 from several municipaliti…
View article: Integrative Survey of 68 Non-overlapping Upstate New York Watersheds Reveals Stream Features Associated With Aquatic Fecal Contamination
Integrative Survey of 68 Non-overlapping Upstate New York Watersheds Reveals Stream Features Associated With Aquatic Fecal Contamination Open
Aquatic fecal contamination poses human health risks by introducing pathogens in water that may be used for recreation, consumption, or agriculture. Identifying fecal contaminant sources, as well as the factors that affect their transport,…
View article: Wastewater surveillance for infectious disease: a systematic review
Wastewater surveillance for infectious disease: a systematic review Open
Wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 has shown to be a valuable source of information regarding SARS-CoV-2 transmission and COVID-19 cases. Though the method has been used for several decades to track other infectious diseases, there has …
View article: Co-quantification of crAssphage increases confidence in wastewater-based epidemiology for SARS-CoV-2 in low prevalence areas
Co-quantification of crAssphage increases confidence in wastewater-based epidemiology for SARS-CoV-2 in low prevalence areas Open
View article: Wastewater monitoring, surveillance and epidemiology: a review of terminology for a common understanding
Wastewater monitoring, surveillance and epidemiology: a review of terminology for a common understanding Open
Response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic saw an unprecedented uptake in bottom-up efforts to incorporate community wastewater testing to inform public health. While not a new strategy, various specialized scientific adv…
View article: Quantification of SARS-CoV-2 and cross-assembly phage (crAssphage) from wastewater to monitor coronavirus transmission within communities
Quantification of SARS-CoV-2 and cross-assembly phage (crAssphage) from wastewater to monitor coronavirus transmission within communities Open
Wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 has become an attractive tool for combating the spread of COVID-19 by assessing the presence or levels of the virus shed in a population. However, the methods to quantify viral RNA and to link those qu…
View article: A review of infectious disease surveillance to inform public health action against the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
A review of infectious disease surveillance to inform public health action against the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Open
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic exposed the inadequacy of infectious disease surveillance throughout the US and other countries. Isolation and contact tracing to identify all infected people are key public health interventions necessary to control…
View article: Landscape, Water Quality, and Weather Factors Associated With an Increased Likelihood of Foodborne Pathogen Contamination of New York Streams Used to Source Water for Produce Production
Landscape, Water Quality, and Weather Factors Associated With an Increased Likelihood of Foodborne Pathogen Contamination of New York Streams Used to Source Water for Produce Production Open
There is a need for science-based tools to (i) help manage microbial produce safety hazards associated with preharvest surface water use, and (ii) facilitate comanagement of agroecosystems for competing stakeholder aims. To develop these t…
View article: Development and validation of rapid environmental DNA (eDNA) detection methods for bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii)
Development and validation of rapid environmental DNA (eDNA) detection methods for bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) Open
Bog turtles (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) are listed as Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) for wildlife action plans in every state it occurs and multi-state efforts are underway to better characterize extant populations and prioritiz…
View article: Microbial Source-Tracking Reveals Origins of Fecal Contamination in a Recovering Watershed
Microbial Source-Tracking Reveals Origins of Fecal Contamination in a Recovering Watershed Open
Fecal contamination of waterbodies due to poorly managed human and animal waste is a pervasive problem that can be particularly costly to address, especially if mitigation strategies are ineffective at sufficiently reducing the level of co…
View article: Identification of Specialists and Abundance-Occupancy Relationships among Intestinal Bacteria of <i>Aves</i> , Mammalia, and Actinopterygii
Identification of Specialists and Abundance-Occupancy Relationships among Intestinal Bacteria of <i>Aves</i> , Mammalia, and Actinopterygii Open
The coalescence of next-generation DNA sequencing methods, ecological perspectives, and bioinformatics analysis tools is rapidly advancing our understanding of the evolution and function of vertebrate-associated bacterial communities. Deli…
View article: Comparison of Sewage and Animal Fecal Microbiomes by Using Oligotyping Reveals Potential Human Fecal Indicators in Multiple Taxonomic Groups
Comparison of Sewage and Animal Fecal Microbiomes by Using Oligotyping Reveals Potential Human Fecal Indicators in Multiple Taxonomic Groups Open
Most DNA-based microbial source tracking (MST) approaches target host-associated organisms within the order Bacteroidales , but the gut microbiota of humans and other animals contain organisms from an array of other taxonomic groups that m…