Frontiers in Microbiology,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
14
Опубликована: Авг. 7, 2023
Antibiotic
resistance
in
bacteria
has
emerged
as
a
serious
public
health
threat
worldwide.
Aquatic
environments
including
irrigation-purpose
wastewaters
facilitate
the
emergence
and
transmission
of
antibiotic-resistant
antibiotic
genes
leading
to
detrimental
effects
on
human
environment
sustainability.
Considering
paramount
ever-increasing
health,
there
is
an
urgent
need
for
continuous
environmental
monitoring
wastewater
being
used
irrigation
Indian
agro-ecosystems.
In
this
study,
prevalence
Gram-negative
isolated
from
samples
Sirmaur
Solan
districts
Himachal
Pradesh
was
determined.
Bacterial
isolates
genera
Escherichia,
Enterobacter,
Hafnia,
Shigella,
Citrobacter,
Klebsiella
obtained
11
different
geographical
locations
were
found
exhibit
against
ampicillin,
amoxyclav,
cefotaxime,
co-trimoxazole,
tobramycin,
cefpodoxime
ceftazidime.
However,
all
sensitive
aminoglycoside
gentamicin.
Enterobacter
spp.
Escherichia
coli
showed
predominance
among
isolates.
Multidrug-resistance
phenotype
observed
with
isolate
AUK-06
(Enterobacter
sp.)
which
exhibited
resistant
five
antibiotics.
Isolate
AUK-02
AUK-09,
both
E.
strains
phenotypes
four
antibiotics
each.
Phenotypic
detection
revealed
that
six
positive
extended-spectrum
β-lactamases
includes
two
each
one
Shigella
sp.
Citrobacter
Overall,
findings
occurrence
ESBL-positive
bacterial
utilized
purpose
study
area
necessitate
precautionary
interventions.
The
outcomes
would
be
significant
clinical,
epidemiological,
agro-environmental
importance
designing
effective
management
pollution
control
strategies.
Journal of Water and Health,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
22(2), С. 401 - 413
Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2024
The
objective
of
this
study
was
to
assess
the
occurrence
and
seasonal
frequency
human
adenovirus
(HAdV),
polyomavirus
(HPyV),
papillomavirus
(HPV)
in
urban
sewage.
detection
these
viruses
carried
out
by
polymerase
chain
reaction
(PCR),
then
viral
concentrations
positive
samples
were
quantified
quantitative
PCR
(qPCR).
Additionally,
HAdV
HPyV
genotyping
also
performed
PCR.
A
total
38/60
(63.3%)
found.
most
prevalent
virus
(26/60;
43.3%),
followed
(21/60;
35%)
HPV
35%).
ranged
from
3.56
×
10
Water Research,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
258, С. 121784 - 121784
Опубликована: Май 14, 2024
The
present
study
aims
to
characterize
the
bacterial
community,
resistome
and
integron
abundance
of
a
municipal
wastewater
treatment
plant
(WWTP)
over
course
12
months
evaluate
year-long
performance
integron-related
genes
as
potential
indicators
antibiotic
resistance
mechanisms
in
influents
effluents.
For
that,
total
DNA
was
extracted
subjected
16S
rRNA-targeted
metabarcoding,
high-throughput
(HT)
qPCR
(48
targets)
standard
(5
targets).
Targets
included
integrase
genes,
(ARGs)
putative
pathogenic
groups.
A
16
physicochemical
parameters
determined
samples
were
also
considered.
Results
revealed
that
WWTP
significantly
impacted
well
content
ARGs
genes.
Indeed,
there
relative
enrichment
from
influent
effluent
13
groups
(e.g.,
Legionella
Mycobacterium)
conferring
sulphonamides,
aminoglycosides
disinfectants.
Effluent
(n
=
25)
presented
seasonal
differences,
with
an
increase
ARGs'
concentration
summer,
differences
between
winter
summer
on
sulphonamide
disinfectant
mechanisms.
From
eight
selected,
all
positively
correlated
most
specific
classes.
intI1,
bla
medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Июль 12, 2024
Abstract
Rapid
evolution
of
SARS-CoV-2
has
resulted
in
the
emergence
numerous
variants,
posing
significant
challenges
to
public
health
surveillance.
Clinical
genome
sequencing,
while
valuable,
limitations
capturing
full
epidemiological
dynamics
circulating
variants
general
population.
This
study
utilized
receptor-binding
domain
(RBD)
amplicon
sequencing
wastewater
samples
monitor
community
and
El
Paso,
TX.
Over
17
months,
we
identified
91
observed
waves
dominant
transitioning
from
BA.2
BA.2.12.1,
BA.4&5,
BQ.1,
XBB.1.5.
Our
findings
demonstrated
early
detection
identification
unreported
outbreaks,
showing
strong
consistency
with
clinical
data
at
local,
state,
national
levels.
Alpha
diversity
analyses
revealed
periodical
variations,
highest
winter
outbreak
lag
phases,
likely
due
lower
competition
among
before
growth
phase.
The
underscores
importance
low
transmission
periods
for
rapid
mutation
variant
evolution.
highlights
effectiveness
integrating
RBD
surveillance
tracking
viral
evolution,
understanding
emergence,
enhancing
preparedness.
Pathogens,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
13(8), С. 685 - 685
Опубликована: Авг. 14, 2024
This
review
article
will
present
a
comprehensive
examination
of
the
use
modeling,
spatial
analysis,
and
geographic
information
systems
(GIS)
in
surveillance
viruses
wastewater.
With
advent
global
health
challenges
like
COVID-19
pandemic,
wastewater
has
emerged
as
crucial
tool
for
early
detection
management
viral
outbreaks.
explore
application
various
modeling
techniques
that
enable
prediction
understanding
virus
concentrations
spread
patterns
systems.
It
highlights
role
analysis
mapping
distribution
loads,
providing
insights
into
dynamics
transmission
within
communities.
The
integration
GIS
be
explored,
emphasizing
utility
such
visualizing
data,
enhancing
sampling
site
selection,
ensuring
equitable
monitoring
across
diverse
populations.
also
discuss
innovative
combination
with
remote
sensing
data
predictive
offering
multi-faceted
approach
to
understand
spread.
Challenges
quality,
privacy
concerns,
necessity
interdisciplinary
collaboration
addressed.
concludes
by
underscoring
transformative
potential
these
analytical
tools
public
health,
advocating
continued
research
innovation
strengthen
preparedness
response
strategies
future
threats.
aims
provide
foundational
researchers
officials,
fostering
advancements
field
wastewater-based
epidemiology.
International Journal of Drug Policy,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
117, С. 104065 - 104065
Опубликована: Май 23, 2023
In
this
paper,
we
offer
a
sociological
analysis
of
early
warning
and
outbreak
in
the
field
drug
policy,
focusing
on
opioid
overdose.
We
trace
how
'outbreak'
is
enacted
as
rupturing
event
which
enables
rapid
reflex
responses
precautionary
control,
based
largely
short-term
proximal
indicators.
make
case
for
an
alternative
view
outbreak.
argue
that
practices
detection
projection
help
to
materialise
drug-related
outbreaks
are
too
focused
short-term.
Engaging
with
epidemiological
work
investigating
epidemics
overdose,
show
short-termism
response
fails
appreciate
slow
violent
pasts
indicative
ongoing
need
care
structural
societal
change.
Accordingly,
gather
together
ideas
'slow
emergency'
(Ben
Anderson),
death'
(Lauren
Berlant)
violence'
(Rob
Nixon),
re-assemble
'long
view'.
This
locates
overdose
long-term
attritional
processes
deindustrialisation,
pharmaceuticalisation,
other
forms
violence,
including
criminalisation
problematisation
people
who
use
drugs.
Outbreaks
evolve
relation
their
pasts.
To
ignore
can
perpetuate
harm.
Attending
social
conditions
create
possibilities
invites
goes
'beyond
outbreak'
epidemic'
generally
configured.
Research Square (Research Square),
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Авг. 21, 2024
Abstract
Background
The
U.S.
Centers
for
Disease
Control
and
Prevention
(CDC)
initiated
the
National
Wastewater
Surveillance
System
(NWSS)
in
September
2020.
Four
of
Excellence
(COEs)
were
established
between
2021–2023
Houston
(Texas),
Colorado,
Wisconsin,
California
to
guide
wastewater
surveillance
efforts
public
health.
Our
objective
was
increase
understanding
factors
that
facilitated
implementation
from
perspectives
experiences
shared
by
health
department
COEs
utility
partners.
Methods
We
used
a
purposive
sampling
strategy
select
eight
key
respondents
four
NWSS
respective
conducted
in-depth
interviews
related
identified
common
points
interview
transcription
files.
Insights
on
WWS
partners
distilled
responses
into
lessons
learned.
Results
Three
primary
themes
emerged
after
we
analyzed
responses:
perceived
community
benefits
surveillance,
collaboration
trust
building
among
helped
program
advancement,
sustainability
strategies
considerations.
Conclusion
This
analysis
has
highlighted
importance
partnerships
collaborations.