Cost of wastewater-based environmental surveillance for SARS-CoV-2: Evidence from pilot sites in Blantyre, Malawi and Kathmandu, Nepal.

Environmental surveillance of rivers and wastewater for SARS-CoV-2 detection has been explored as an innovative way to surveil the pandemic. This study estimated the economic costs of conducting wastewater-based environmental surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 to inform decision making if countries conside...

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Main Authors: Lucky G Ngwira, Bhawana Sharma, Kabita Bade Shrestha, Sushil Dahal, Reshma Tuladhar, Gerald Manthalu, Ben Chilima, Allone Ganizani, Jonathan Rigby, Oscar Kanjerwa, Kayla Barnes, Catherine Anscombe, Joseph Mfutso-Bengo, Nicholas Feasey, Mercy Mvundura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLOS Global Public Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001377