Environmental surveillance for COVID-19 using SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentration in wastewater – a study in District East, Karachi, Pakistan

Authors: Ansari, Nadia, Kabir, Furqan, Khan, Waqasuddin, Khalid, Farah, Malik, Amyn Abdul, Warren, Joshua L., Mehmood, Usma, Kazi, Abdul Momin, Yildirim, Inci, Tanner, Windy, Kalimuddin, Hussain, Kanwar, Samiah, Aziz, Fatima, Memon, Arslan, Alam, Muhammad Masroor, Ikram, Aamer, Meschke, John Scott, Jehan, Fyezah, Omer, Saad B., Nisar, Muhammad Imran

Source: In The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia January 2024 20

Field study of early implementation of UV sources and their relative effectiveness for public health and safety

Authors: Henderson, Jennifer, Ma, Ben, Cohen, Martin, Dazey, Joel, Meschke, John Scott, Linden, Karl G.

Source: Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene. 19(9):524-537

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Evaluation of Moore and grab sampling method for Salmonella Typhi detection in environmental samples in Ghana.

Authors: Owusu, Michael, Darko, Eric, Akortia, Debora, Nkrumah, Gifty, Twumasi-Ankrah, Sampson, Owusu-Ansah, Michael, Uzzell, Christopher B., Rigby, Jonathan, Troman, Catherine M., Zhou, Nicolette A., Meschke, John Scott, Shaw, Alexander G., Grassly, Nicholas C., Adu-Sarkodie, Yaw, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis

Source: PLoS ONE; 2/26/2025, Vol. 20 Issue 2, p1-16, 16p

Subject Terms: SALMONELLA enterica serovar Typhi, TYPHOID fever, SALMONELLA typhi, SALMONELLA detection, MIDDLE-income countries, SANITATION, FECAL contamination

Feasibility of the Bag-Mediated Filtration System for Environmental Surveillance of Poliovirus in Kenya

Authors: Zhou, Nicolette A., Fagnant-Sperati, Christine S., Komen, Evans, Mwangi, Benlick, Mukubi, Johnstone, Nyangao, James, Hassan, Joanne, Chepkurui, Agnes, Maina, Caroline, van Zyl, Walda B., Matsapola, Peter N., Wolfaardt, Marianne, Ngwana, Fhatuwani B., Jeffries-Miles, Stacey, Coulliette-Salmond, Angela, Peñaranda, Silvia, Shirai, Jeffry H., Kossik, Alexandra L., Beck, Nicola K., Wilmouth, Robyn, Boyle, David S., Burns, Cara C., Taylor, Maureen B., Borus, Peter, Meschke, John Scott

Source: Food and environmental virology. 12(1):35-47

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Wastewater surveillance for antibiotic resistance genes during the late 2020 SARS-CoV-2 peak in two different populations.

Authors: Philo, Sarah E., Monteiro, Sílvia, Fuhrmeister, Erica R., Santos, Ricardo, Meschke, John Scott

Source: Journal of Water & Health; Sep2024, Vol. 22 Issue 9, p1683-1694, 12p

Subject Terms: COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, SEWAGE disposal plants, DRUG resistance in bacteria, POLYMERASE chain reaction

A Review of the Most Commonly Used Methods for Sample Collection in Environmental Surveillance of Poliovirus

Authors: Matrajt, Graciela, Naughton, Brienna, Bandyopadhyay, Ananda S., Meschke, John Scott

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2018 Nov . 67, S90-S97.

Access URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26538218

Field Performance of Two Methods for Detection of Poliovirus in Wastewater Samples, Mexico 2016–2017

Authors: Estívariz, Concepción F., Pérez-Sánchez, Elda E., Bahena, Anita, Burns, Cara C., Gary, Howard E., García-Lozano, Herlinda, Rey-Benito, Gloria, Peñaranda, Silvia, Castillo-Montufar, Katy V., Nava-Acosta, Raúl S., Meschke, John Scott, Oberste, M. Steven, Lopez-Martínez, Irma, Díaz-Quiñonez, José A.

Source: Food and environmental virology. 11(4):364-373

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Evaluation of Secondary Concentration Methods for Poliovirus Detection in Wastewater

Authors: Falman, Jill C., Fagnant-Sperati, Christine S., Kossik, Alexandra L., Boyle, David S., Meschke, John Scott

Source: Food and environmental virology. 11(1):20-31

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Environmental Surveillance for Salmonella Typhi and its Association With Typhoid Fever Incidence in India and Malawi.

Authors: Uzzell, Christopher B, Abraham, Dilip, Rigby, Jonathan, Troman, Catherine M, Nair, Satheesh, Elviss, Nicola, Kathiresan, Lalithambigai, Srinivasan, Rajan, Balaji, Veeraraghavan, Zhou, Nicolette A, Meschke, John Scott, John, Jacob, Kang, Gagandeep, Feasey, Nicholas, Mohan, Venkata Raghava, Grassly, Nicholas C

Source: Journal of Infectious Diseases; 4/15/2024, Vol. 229 Issue 4, p979-987, 9p

Subject Terms: SALMONELLA typhi, TYPHOID fever, FECAL contamination, PUBLIC utilities, GENE targeting, PUBLIC health

Geographic Terms: VELLORE (India), BLANTYRE (Malawi), MALAWI

Development of a computational model to inform environmental surveillance sampling plans for Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi in wastewater.

Authors: Burnor, Elisabeth, Morin, Cory W., Shirai, Jeffry H., Zhou, Nicolette A., Meschke, John Scott

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases; 3/29/2024, Vol. 18 Issue 3, p1-24, 24p

Subject Terms: TYPHOID fever, SALMONELLA enterica serovar Typhi, ENVIRONMENTAL sampling, SEWAGE, TRAVEL time (Traffic engineering), SALMONELLA diseases

Survey of rapid development of environmental surveillance methods for SARS-CoV-2 detection in wastewater

Authors: Zhou, Nicolette A., Tharpe, Courtney, Meschke, John Scott, Ferguson, Christobel M.

Source: Science of the total environment. 769

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Improvement of the Bag-Mediated Filtration System for Sampling Wastewater and Wastewater-Impacted Waters

Authors: Fagnant, Christine Susan, Sánchez-Gonzalez, Liliana Margarita, Zhou, Nicolette A., Falman, Jill Christin, Eisenstein, Michael, Guelig, Dylan, Ockerman, Byron, Guan, Yifei, Kossik, Alexandra Lynn, Linden, Yarrow S., Beck, Nicola Koren, Wilmouth, Robyn, Komen, Evans, Mwangi, Benlick, Nyangao, James, Shirai, Jeffry H., Novosselov, Igor, Borus, Peter, Boyle, David S., Meschke, John Scott

Source: Food and environmental virology. 10(1):72-82

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Proactive Risk Assessment for Ebola-Infected Patients: A Systematic Approach to Identifying and Minimizing Risk to Healthcare Personnel

Authors: Fernandez, Rosemarie, Mitchell, Steven, Ehrmantraut, Ross, Meschke, John Scott, Simcox, Nancy J., Wolz, Sarah A., Parker, Sarah Henrickson

Source: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. 37(7):867-871

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Comment on MRSA Studies in High School Wrestling and Athletic Training Facilities

Authors: Roberts, Marilyn C., Meschke, John Scott, Soge, Olusegun O., Reynolds, Kelly A.

Source: Journal of Environmental Health, 2010 May 01. 72(9), 48-49.

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Ratiometric pre-rRNA analysis

Utilizing river and wastewater as a SARS-CoV-2 surveillance tool in settings with limited formal sewage systems.

Authors: Barnes, Kayla G., Levy, Joshua I., Gauld, Jillian, Rigby, Jonathan, Kanjerwa, Oscar, Uzzell, Christopher B., Chilupsya, Chisomo, Anscombe, Catherine, Tomkins-Tinch, Christopher, Mbeti, Omar, Cairns, Edward, Thole, Herbert, McSweeney, Shannon, Chibwana, Marah G., Ashton, Philip M., Jere, Khuzwayo C., Meschke, John Scott, Diggle, Peter, Cornick, Jennifer, Chilima, Benjamin

Source: Nature Communications; 5/6/2023, p1-11, 11p

Evaluation of Sampling and Concentration Methods for Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Detection from Wastewater.

Authors: Zhou, Nicolette, Ong, Angelo, Fagnant-Sperati, Christine, Harrison, Joanna, Kossik, Alexandra, Beck, Nicola, Shirai, Jeffry, Burnor, Elisabeth, Swanstrom, Rachael, Demeke, Bethel, Patel, Suhani, Meschke, John Scott

Source: American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene; Mar2023, Vol. 108 Issue 3, p482-491, 10p

Development and Validation of the Skimmed Milk Pellet Extraction Protocol for SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Surveillance.

Authors: Philo, Sarah E., Ong, Angelo Q. W., Keim, Erika K., Swanstrom, Rachael, Kossik, Alexandra L., Zhou, Nicolette A., Beck, Nicola K., Meschke, John Scott

Source: Food & Environmental Virology; Dec2022, Vol. 14 Issue 4, p355-363, 9p

Ratiometric Pre-rRNA Analysis

Editorial: SARS-CoV-2 in water.

Authors: Eiji Haramoto, Medema, Gertjan, Meschke, John Scott, Petterson, Susan

Source: Journal of Water & Health; Feb2022, Vol. 20 Issue 2, piii-vi, 4p

Subject Terms: SARS-CoV-2