Wastewater surveillance for Covid-19: An African perspective

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Journal: The Science of the total environment
[저자] Renée Street, Shirley Malema, Nomfundo Mahlangeni, Angela Mathee
[Category] SARS,
PMC URL    Pubmed URL    [DOI] 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140719    
[Source] pubmed

The COVID-19 pandemic has once again highlighted the importance of access to sufficient quantities of safe water and sanitation in public health. In the current COVID-19 pandemic, an early warning wastewater system has been proposed as a platform for SARS-CoV-2 surveillance, and a potentially important public health strategy to combat the disease. This short communication on wastewater surveillance in sub-Saharan Africa highlights challenges, opportunities and alternatives taken into account the local context.

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【저자키워드】 COVID-19, wastewater, Sanitation, Sub-Saharan African,