Human Viral Pathogens in the Wastewater-Source Water-Drinking Water Continuum: Evidence, Health Risks, and Lessons for Future Outbreaks in Low-Income Settings

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Gwenzi W^{1, 14, 15} ; Adelodun B^{2, 3, 4} ; Kumar P^{5, 13} ; Ajibade FO⁶ ; Silva LFO⁷ ; Choi KS^{2, 4} ; Selvarajan R⁸ ; Abia ALK^{9, 10} ; Gholipour S¹¹ ; Mohammadi F¹¹ ; Nikaeen M^{11, 12}

Source: Science of the Total Environment Published:2024

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Human viral pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2 continue to attract public and research attention due to their disruption of society, global health, and the economy. Several earlier reviews have investigated the occurrence and fate of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater, and the potential to use such data in wastewater-based epidemiology. However, comprehensive reviews tracking SARS-CoV-2 and other viral pathogens in the wastewater-water-drinking water continuum and the associated risk assessment are still lacking. Therefore, to address this gap, the present paper makes the following contributions: (1) critically examines the early empirical results to highlight the occurrence and stability of SARS-CoV-2 in the wastewater-source water-drinking water continuum, (2) discusses the anthropogenic and hydro(geo)logical processes controlling the circulation of SARS-CoV-2 in the wastewater-source water-drinking water continuum, (3) discusses the risky behaviour, drivers and high-risk settings in the wastewater-source water-drinking water continuum, (4) uses the available empirical data on SARS-CoV-2 occurrence in the wastewater-source water-drinking water continuum to discuss human health risks from multiple exposure pathways, gendered aspects of SARS-CoV-2 transmission via shared on-site sanitation systems, and (5) develops and risk mitigation strategy based on the available empirical evidence and quantitative human risk assessment data. Finally, it presents a comprehensive research agenda on SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 to guide the mitigation of future similar outbreaks in low-income settings. © 2024 Elsevier B.V.

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MLA	Gwenzi W, et al.. "Human Viral Pathogens in the Wastewater-Source Water-Drinking Water Continuum: Evidence, Health Risks, and Lessons for Future Outbreaks in Low-Income Settings." Science of the Total Environment, vol. 918, no. , 2024, pp. -.
APA	Gwenzi W, Adelodun B, Kumar P, Ajibade FO, Silva LFO, Choi KS, Selvarajan R, Abia ALK, Gholipour S, Mohammadi F, Nikaeen M (2024). Human Viral Pathogens in the Wastewater-Source Water-Drinking Water Continuum: Evidence, Health Risks, and Lessons for Future Outbreaks in Low-Income Settings. Science of the Total Environment, 918(), -.
Chicago	Gwenzi W, Adelodun B, Kumar P, Ajibade FO, Silva LFO, Choi KS, Selvarajan R, et al.. "Human Viral Pathogens in the Wastewater-Source Water-Drinking Water Continuum: Evidence, Health Risks, and Lessons for Future Outbreaks in Low-Income Settings." Science of the Total Environment 918, no. (2024): -.
Harvard	Gwenzi W et al. (2024) 'Human Viral Pathogens in the Wastewater-Source Water-Drinking Water Continuum: Evidence, Health Risks, and Lessons for Future Outbreaks in Low-Income Settings', Science of the Total Environment, 918(), pp. -.
Vancouver	Gwenzi W, Adelodun B, Kumar P, Ajibade FO, Silva LFO, Choi KS, et al.. Human Viral Pathogens in the Wastewater-Source Water-Drinking Water Continuum: Evidence, Health Risks, and Lessons for Future Outbreaks in Low-Income Settings. Science of the Total Environment. 2024;918():-.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Gwenzi W and Adelodun B and Kumar P and Ajibade FO and Silva LFO and Choi KS and Selvarajan R and Abia ALK and Gholipour S and Mohammadi F and Nikaeen M}, title = {Human Viral Pathogens in the Wastewater-Source Water-Drinking Water Continuum: Evidence, Health Risks, and Lessons for Future Outbreaks in Low-Income Settings}, journal = {Science of the Total Environment}, volume = {918}, number = {}, pages = {-}, year = {2024} }
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