A5026516407- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- Biosensors and Analytical Detection
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Water Treatment and Disinfection
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Fecal contamination and water quality
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
- Poxvirus research and outbreaks
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- COVID-19 diagnosis using AI
- Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
2015-2025
University of Helsinki
2021-2025
Louisiana State University
2023
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
2023
University of Eastern Finland
2015
Wastewater-based surveillance of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is used to monitor population-level prevalence COVID-19 disease. In many cases, due lockdowns or analytical delays, analysis wastewater samples might only be possible after prolonged storage. this study, effect storage conditions on RNA copy numbers SARS-CoV-2 virus in influent was studied and compared persistence norovirus over time at 4 °C, −20 −75 °C using reverse-transcription quantitative...
Wastewater-based surveillance is a cost-effective concept for monitoring COVID-19 pandemics at population level. Here, SARS-CoV-2 RNA was monitored from total of 693 wastewater (WW) influent samples 28 treatment plants (WWTP, N = 21-42 per WWTP) in Finland August 2020 to May 2021, covering WW ca. 3.3 million inhabitants (∼ 60% the Finnish population). Quantity fragments 24 h-composite determined by using ultrafiltration method followed nucleic acid extraction and CDC N2 RT-qPCR assay....
Wastewater surveillance (WWS) has received significant attention as a rapid, sensitive, and cost-effective tool for monitoring various pathogens in community. WWS is employed to assess the spatial temporal trends of diseases identify their early appearances reappearances, well detect novel mutated variants. However, shedding rates vary significantly depending on factors such disease severity, physiology affected individuals, characteristics pathogen. Furthermore, may exhibit differential...
In the face of growing global freshwater scarcity, imperative to recycle and reuse water becomes increasingly apparent across industrial, agricultural, domestic sectors. Eliminating a range organic pollutants in wastewater, from pesticides industrial byproducts, presents formidable challenge. Among potential solutions, membrane technologies emerge as promising contenders for treating diverse contaminants household origins. This paper explores cutting-edge membrane-based approaches, including...
Wastewater based epidemiology (WBE) is an important tool to fight against COVID-19 as it provides insights into the health status of targeted population from a small single house large municipality in cost-effective, rapid, and non-invasive way. The implementation wastewater surveillance (WBS) could reduce burden on public system, management pandemics, help make informed decisions, protect health. In this study, with patients was for monitoring prevalence SARS-CoV-2 genetic markers samples...
The paucity of information on the genomic diversity drug-resistant bacteria in most food-producing animals, including poultry Nigeria, has led to poor hazard characterization and lack critical control points safeguard public health. Hence, this study used whole genome sequencing (WGS) assess presence antibiotic resistance genes, mobile genetic elements, virulence phages Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase producing Escherichia coli (ESBL - E. coli) isolates obtained from via EURL guideline 2017...
Dengue virus (DENV) is an enveloped, single-stranded RNA virus, a member of the Flaviviridae family (which causes fever), and arthropod-transmitted human viral infection. Bangladesh well known for having some Asia's most vulnerable outbreaks, with climate change, its location, it's dense population serving as main contributors. For speculation about DENV outbreak characteristics, it crucial to determine how meteorological factors correlate number cases. This study used five time series...
Wastewater-based testing (WBT) for SARS-CoV-2 has rapidly expanded over the past three years due to its ability provide a comprehensive measurement of disease prevalence independent clinical testing. The development and simultaneous application WBT measured biomarkers research activities pursuit public health goals, both areas with well-established ethical frameworks. Currently, practitioners do not employ standardized review process, introducing potential adverse outcomes professionals...
Wastewater comprises multiple pathogens and offers a potential for wastewater-based surveillance (WBS) to track the prevalence of communicable diseases. The Finnish WastPan project aimed establish pandemic preparedness (viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi), including antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This article outlines WastPan's experiences in this project, criteria target selection, sampling locations, frequency, analysis methods results communication. Target selection relied on...
Abstract Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a critical threat to human health. Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae are clinically the most important species associated with AMR common carbapenemase-producing (CP) Enterobacterales detected in specimens Finland. Wastewater surveillance has emerged as potential approach for population-level of AMR, wastewater could offer reflection from larger population one sample minimal recognized ethical issues. In this study, we...
Dengue virus (DENV) is an enveloped, single-stranded RNA that causes approximately 390 million infections, leading to 40,000 deaths annually. Due the increasing trend of urbanization, water supply scarcity, and climate change, dengue regarded as “disease future,” requiring robust surveillance for early detection DENV infection. Since shed in urine saliva persists wastewater at different temperatures, our study conducted a novel approach monitor outbreaks Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. The viral...
The emergence of an outbreak Monkeypox disease (MPXD) is caused by a contagious zoonotic virus (MPXV) that has spread globally. Yet, there no study investigating the effect climatic changes on MPXV transmission. Thus, studies changing epidemiology, evolving nature virus, and ecological niche are highly paramount. Determination role potential meteorological drivers including temperature, precipitation, relative humidity, dew point, wind speed, surface pressure beneficial to understand MPXD...
Despite its popularity for water activities, such as swimming, surfing, fishing, and rafting, inland coastal bathing areas occasionally experience outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI), including A(H5N1) clade 2.3.4.4b. Asymptomatic infections symptomatic often impact many aquatic birds, which increase chances spill-over events to mammals pose concerns public health. This review examined the existing literature assess (AIV) transmission risks beachgoers general...
People infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) shed the virus and its genetic material via their sputum, nasopharyngeal secretions, saliva, urine feces (Cevik et al.2021). Hence, public health water quality scientists throughout world have been monitoring untreated and/or primary treated wastewater sludge for surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in communities (https://arcg.is/1aummW). Numerous reviews discussed possibility transmission to humans from exposure or...
Information on the co-occurrence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and metal (MRGs) among bacterial communities in drinking water distribution systems (DWDSs) is scarce. This study characterized ARGs MRGs five well-maintained DWDSs Finland. The studied had different raw sources treatment methods. Two waterworks employed artificially recharged groundwater (ARGW) used no disinfection process. other three (two surface one source) UV light chlorine during Ten bulk samples from each DWDS)...
The effective detection of viruses in aircraft wastewater is crucial to establish surveillance programs for monitoring virus spread via passengers. This study aimed compare the performance two concentration workflows, adsorption-extraction (AE) and Nanotrap® Microbiome A Particles (NMAP), detecting prevalence concentrations 15 endogenous including ssDNA, dsDNA, ssRNA 24 lavatory samples. tested included indicator viruses, four enteric nine respiratory viruses. results showed that...