A5103144542- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- Biosensors and Analytical Detection
- Respiratory viral infections research
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
- Dental Research and COVID-19
- COVID-19 diagnosis using AI
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Fashion and Cultural Textiles
- Distributed Sensor Networks and Detection Algorithms
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
- IgG4-Related and Inflammatory Diseases
- Viral Infections and Immunology Research
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Advanced Statistical Process Monitoring
- Risk Perception and Management
- Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
- T-cell and B-cell Immunology
- Global Energy and Sustainability Research
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Disaster Response and Management
Houston Health and Human Services Department
2021-2024
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2024
Ortenau Klinikum
2023
Abstract As clinical testing declines, wastewater monitoring can provide crucial surveillance on the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variant concerns (VoCs) in communities. In this paper we present QuaID, a novel bioinformatics tool for VoC detection based quasi-unique mutations. The benefits QuaID are three-fold: (i) provides up to 3-week earlier detection, (ii) accurate (>95% precision simulated benchmarks), and (iii) leverages all mutational signatures (including insertions & deletions).
Since the start of COVID-19 pandemic, wastewater surveillance has emerged as a powerful tool used by public health authorities to track SARS-CoV-2 infections in communities. In May 2020, Houston Health Department began working with coalition municipal and academic partners develop monitoring reporting system for city Houston, Texas. Data collected from are integrated other data communicated through different channels local general public. This information is shape policies inform actions...
Abstract Wastewater surveillance has proven a cost-effective key public health tool to understand wide range of community diseases and been strong source information on levels spread for departments throughout the SARS- CoV-2 pandemic. Studies spanning globe demonstrate association between virus observed in wastewater quality clinical case population served by sewershed. Few these studies incorporate temporal dependence present sampling over time, which can lead estimation issues turn impact...
Wastewater-based epidemiology is a promising and expanding public health surveillance method. The current wastewater testing trajectory to monitor primarily at community treatment plants was necessitated by immediate needs of the pandemic. Going forward, specific consideration should be given monitoring vulnerable underserved communities ensure inclusion rapid response threats. This particularly important when clinical data are insufficient characterize virus levels spread in locations. Now...
Abstract As clinical testing declines, wastewater monitoring can provide crucial surveillance on the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants concern (VoC) in communities. Multiple recent studies support that wastewater-based detection circulating VoC precede cases by up to two weeks. Furthermore, based epidemiology enables wide population-based screening and study viral evolutionary dynamics. However, highly sensitive emerging remains a complex task due pooled nature environmental samples genetic...
Since the start of COVID-19 pandemic, wastewater surveillance hasemerged as a critical tool for tracking spread severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus and other pathogens in communities throughout United States. In 2020, Centers Disease Control Prevention (CDC) launched National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS), which partners with state, local, tribal, territorial health departments to develop implement collection analysis systems share data. 2022, CDC...
In 2020, the Houston Health Department (HHD) in Texas launched a citywide wastewater surveillance program, including pilot program that monitored manholes at schools Houston’s largest school district (prekindergarten–12th grade). By 2022, for SARS-CoV-2, influenza A and B, respiratory syncytial virus. To ensure effective communication of results to communities, HHD designed implemented text- email-based alert system using existing City resources. This informs recipients about presence virus...
Monitoring wastewater concentrations of SARS-CoV-2 yields a low-cost, noninvasive method for tracking disease prevalence and provides early warning signs upcoming outbreaks in the serviced communities. There is tremendous clinical public health interest understanding exact dynamics between viral loads infection rates population. As both data sources may contain substantial noise missingness, addition to spatial temporal dependencies, properly modeling this relationship must address these...
ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVViewpointNEXTImpact of Disaster Research on the Development Early Career Researchers: Lessons Learned from Wastewater Monitoring Pandemic Response EffortsJeseth Delgado Vela*Jeseth VelaDepartment Civil and Environmental Engineering, Howard University, Washington, D.C. 20059 United States*Phone: 202-806-6630; email: [email protected]More by Jeseth VelaView Biographyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6171-4400, Jill S. McClary-GutierrezJill McClary-GutierrezDepartment...
Abstract Wastewater surveillance has proven a key public health tool to understand wide range of community diseases and be especially critical departments throughout the SARS CoV-2 pandemic. The size population served by wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) may limit targeted insight about disease dynamics. To investigate this concern, samples were obtained at lift stations upstream WWTPs within sewer network. First, an online, semi-automatic time series model is fitted weekly measurements WWTP...