PLOS Global Public Health,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
5(5), P. e0003756 - e0003756
Published: May 9, 2025
In
this
work,
we
report
on
the
performance
of
an
extensive,
building-by-building
wastewater
surveillance
platform
deployed
across
38
locations
largest
private
university
system
in
Mexico,
spanning
19
32
states,
to
detect
SARS-CoV-2
genetic
materials
during
COVID-19
pandemic.
Sampling
took
place
weekly
from
January
2021
and
June
2022.
Data
343
sampling
sites
was
clustered
by
campus
state
evaluated
through
its
correlation
with
seven-day
average
daily
new
cases
each
cluster.
Statistically
significant
linear
correlations
(p-values
below
0.05)
were
found
25
campuses
13
states.
Moreover,
evaluate
effectiveness
epidemiologic
containment
measures
taken
institution
potential
as
representative
points
for
future
public
health
emergencies
Monterrey
Metropolitan
Area,
between
viral
loads
samples
be
stronger
Dulces
Nombres,
treatment
plant
city
(Pearson
coefficient:
0.6456,
p-value:
6.36710
−8
),
than
study
0.4860,
8.288x10
−5
).
However,
when
comparing
data
after
urban
mobility
returned
pre-pandemic
levels,
levels
both
became
comparable
(0.894
0.865
Nombres).
This
work
provides
a
basic
framework
implementation
analysis
similar
decentralized
platforms
address
sanitary
emergencies,
allowing
efficient
return
priority
in-person
activities
while
preventing
becoming
transmission
hotspots.
Biosensors,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
12(10), P. 876 - 876
Published: Oct. 15, 2022
In
recent
years,
many
different
biosensors
are
being
used
to
monitor
physical
health.
Electrospun
nanofiber
materials
have
the
advantages
of
high
specific
surface
area,
large
porosity
and
simple
operation.
These
properties
play
a
vital
role
in
biosensors.
However,
mechanical
electrospun
nanofibers
poor
relative
other
techniques
production.
At
same
time,
organic
solvents
electrospinning
generally
toxic
expensive.
Meanwhile,
excellent
performance
brings
about
higher
levels
sensitivity
detection
range
This
paper
summarizes
principle
application
technology
its
comparison
with
technologies.
Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(11), P. 1252 - 1268
Published: Aug. 31, 2023
Waterborne
viruses
that
can
be
harmful
to
human
health
pose
significant
challenges
globally,
affecting
care
systems
and
the
economy.
Identifying
these
waterborne
pathogens
is
essential
for
preventing
diseases
protecting
public
health.
However,
handling
complex
samples
such
as
wastewater
challenging
due
their
dynamic
composition
ultralow
concentration
of
target
analytes.
This
review
presents
a
comprehensive
overview
latest
breakthroughs
in
virus
biosensors.
It
begins
by
highlighting
several
promising
strategies
enhance
sensing
performance
optical
electrochemical
biosensors
samples.
These
include
optimizing
bioreceptor
selection,
transduction
elements,
signal
amplification,
integrated
systems.
Furthermore,
insights
gained
from
biosensing
are
applied
improve
wastewater,
with
particular
focus
on
sampling
sample
pretreatment
dispersion
characteristics
wastewater.
suggests
implementing
system
integrates
entire
detection
process
high-accuracy
analysis
could
monitoring.
findings
provide
valuable
improving
effectiveness
detection,
which
have
implications
environmental
management.
The Science of The Total Environment,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
918, P. 170636 - 170636
Published: Feb. 6, 2024
Wastewater-based
surveillance
constitutes
a
valuable
methodology
for
the
continuous
monitoring
of
viral
circulation,
with
capacity
to
function
as
an
early
warning
system.
It
holds
particular
significance
in
scenarios
where
respiratory
viruses
exhibit
overlapping
clinical
presentations,
occurs
SARS-CoV-2,
influenza
virus
(IV),
and
syncytial
(RSV),
allows
seasonal
outbreaks
be
distinguished
from
COVID-19
peaks.
Furthermore,
sewage
sludge,
given
it
harbors
concentrated
human
waste
large
population,
serves
substantial
reservoir
pathogen
detection.
To
effectively
integrate
wastewater-based
epidemiology
into
infectious
disease
surveillance,
detection
methods
employed
wastewater
samples
must
adapted
distinct
characteristics
sludge
matrices.
In
this
study,
we
applied
protocols
IV
RSV
comparing
their
performance
results
obtained
wastewater.
assess
efficiency
these
protocols,
were
spiked
RNA,
either
free
or
incorporated
lentiviral
particles.
Samples
using
aluminum
hydroxide
adsorption-precipitation
method
before
RNA
extraction.
Absolute
quantification
was
carried
out
by
RT-qPCR,
including
internal
control
monitor
potential
inhibitory
factors.
Recovery
efficiencies
both
60
%
75
71
respectively
wastewater,
whereas
values
particles
16
10
21
17
respectively.
Additionally,
protocol
enabled
naturally
occurring
collected
two
treatment
plants
during
winter
months,
thus
affirming
efficacy
methodologies.
Small Structures,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 19, 2025
To
effectively
address
crisis
emergence
of
new
virus
such
as
monkeypox,
a
collective
and
collaborative
effort
between
scientists,
engineers,
innovators,
artists
from
all
ages,
regions,
diverse
fields
is
required.
This
review
explores
holistic
approach
to
addressing
the
monkeypox
by
integrating
nanobiosensors,
artificial
intelligence,
visual
arts,
humanities,
social
sciences.
Traditional
diagnostic
methods
are
often
limited
time,
accessibility,
accuracy,
but
advancement
point‐of‐care
smart
nanobiosensors
offers
promising
shift
toward
rapid,
precise,
accessible
diagnostics.
They
enhance
ability
screen,
diagnose,
monitor
infections
efficiently,
contributing
better
disease
management.
Beyond
technological
innovation,
essential
role
sciences
in
fostering
public
engagement,
understanding,
acceptance
tools
emphasized.
Visual
arts
can
illustrate
scientific
concepts,
making
them
more
relatable,
while
storytelling
through
various
media
reduce
stigma
promote
preventive
measures.
Social
provide
insights
into
cultural
attitudes,
behaviors,
health
challenges,
ensuring
that
solutions
integrated
communities.
By
combining
these
disciplines,
this
presents
comprehensive
framework
for
resilient
global
system
aligns
with
One
Health
principles,
emphasizing
interconnectedness
human,
animal,
environmental
health.
Environment International,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
184, P. 108462 - 108462
Published: Jan. 28, 2024
While
Alzheimer's
disease
(AD)
diagnosis,
management,
and
care
have
become
priorities
for
healthcare
providers
researcher's
worldwide
due
to
rapid
population
aging,
epidemiologic
surveillance
efforts
are
currently
limited
by
costly,
invasive
diagnostic
procedures,
particularly
in
low
middle
income
countries
(LMIC).
In
recent
years,
wastewater-based
epidemiology
(WBE)
has
emerged
as
a
promising
tool
public
health
assessment
through
detection
quantification
of
specific
biomarkers
wastewater,
but
applications
non-infectious
diseases
such
AD
remain
limited.
This
early
review
seeks
summarize
AD-related
urine
other
peripheral
biofluids
discuss
their
potential
integration
WBE
platforms
guide
the
first
prospective
field.
Promising
results
been
reported
clinical
settings,
indicating
amyloid
β,
tau,
neural
thread
protein,
long
non-coding
RNAs,
oxidative
stress
markers
dysregulated
metabolites
questions
regarding
concentration
stability
wastewater
correlation
between
levels
sewage
circulation
must
be
addressed
future
studies
before
comprehensive
systems
can
developed.
Advances in Biomarker Sciences and Technology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
6, P. 59 - 71
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
The
recent
global
pandemic
has
highlighted
an
increase
in
the
prevalence
of
communicable
diseases
caused
by
pathogens.
swift
transmission
these
within
a
short
timeframe
presents
substantial
risk
to
public
health
worldwide.
inefficiency
traditional
diagnostic
instruments,
which
need
time-consuming
and
complex
process
laboratory,
is
significant
obstacle
medical
care.
Currently,
there
high
for
advancement
early
detection
order
rapidly
diagnose
infectious
provide
on-site
results.
This
crucial
prompt
intervention
improve
treatment
outcomes.
also
provides
rapid
testing
high-quality
microbiological
detection,
comparable
laboratory
standards,
matter
minutes.
Prompt
diagnosis
subsequent
optimization
aid
controlling
spread
diseases.
ongoing
techniques
methods
are
used
advancements
through
biosensors.
review
examines
integration
diagnostics
with
biosensors,
specifically
relation
emerging
re-emerging
diseases,
challenges,
future
perspective.
Critical Reviews in Biotechnology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 21
Published: July 7, 2024
Wastewater
is
a
complex,
but
an
ideal,
matrix
for
disease
monitoring
and
surveillance
as
it
represents
the
entire
load
of
enteric
pathogens
from
local
catchment
area.
It
captures
both
clinical
community
burdens.
Global
interest
in
wastewater
has
been
growing
rapidly
infectious
diseases
providing
early
warning
potential
outbreaks.
Although
molecular
detection
methods
show
high
sensitivity
specificity
pathogen
wastewater,
they
are
strongly
limited
by
challenges,
including
expensive
laboratory
settings
prolonged
sample
processing
analysis.
Alternatively,
biosensors
exhibit
wide
range
practical
utility
real-time
biological
chemical
markers.
However,
field
deployment
primarily
challenged
concentration
steps
due
to
complex
matrices.
This
review
summarizes
role
provides
overview
viral
bacterial
with
cutting-edge
technologies
their
detection.
emphasizes
major
bottlenecks
pathogens,
overcoming
approaches
Furthermore,
promising
novel
machine
learning
algorithms
resolve
uncertainties
data
discussed.
IJID Regions,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12, P. 100429 - 100429
Published: Aug. 23, 2024
Wastewater-based
surveillance
applied
to
SARS-CoV-2
viral
load
quantification
for
COVID-19
has
become
one
of
the
most
relevant
complementary
tools
in
epidemiologic
prevention
programs
worldwide.
However,
this
valuable
decision-making
tool
still
requires
fine-tuning
produce
comparable
results
between
laboratories,
especially
when
megacities.
Bioengineering,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(9), P. 912 - 912
Published: Sept. 12, 2024
Optical
biosensors
have
emerged
as
a
powerful
tool
in
analytical
biochemistry,
offering
high
sensitivity
and
specificity
the
detection
of
various
biomolecules.
This
article
explores
advancements
integration
optical
with
microfluidic
technologies,
creating
lab-on-a-chip
(LOC)
platforms
that
enable
rapid,
efficient,
miniaturized
analysis
at
point
need.
These
LOC
leverage
phenomena
such
chemiluminescence
electrochemiluminescence
to
achieve
real-time
quantification
analytes,
making
them
ideal
for
applications
medical
diagnostics,
environmental
monitoring,
food
safety.
Various
detectors
used
detecting
are
reviewed,
including
single-point
photomultiplier
tubes
(PMT)
avalanche
photodiodes
(APD),
pixelated
charge-coupled
devices
(CCD)
complementary
metal-oxide-semiconductor
(CMOS)
sensors.
A
significant
advancement
discussed
this
review
is
image
sensors,
particularly
CMOS
sensors
provide
numerous
advantages
over
traditional
detectors,
high-resolution
imaging,
spatially
resolved
measurements,
ability
simultaneously
detect
multiple
analytes.
Their
compact
size,
low
power
consumption,
cost-effectiveness
further
enhance
their
suitability
portable
point-of-care
diagnostic
devices.
In
future,
machine
learning
algorithms
these
technologies
promises
data
interpretation,
driving
development
more
sophisticated,
accessible
tools
diverse
applications.