Wastewater-Based Epidemiology as a Tool for Monitoring Emerging and Re-Emerging Viral Diseases
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has emerged as a powerful and cost-effective approach for monitoring the spread of viral diseases within populations. By analyzing wastewater for viral genetic material shed in human excreta, WBE enables the early detection and surveillance of pathogens such as Rotavirus, Astrovirus,...