Institutionalising wastewater surveillance systems to minimise the impact of COVID-19: cases of Indonesia, Japan and Viet Nam

This mini review describes the current status and challenges regarding institutionalisation of wastewater surveillance systems against COVID-19. Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater has been proposed to be a potential tool to understand the actual prevalence of COVID-19 in the community, and it could...

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Published in:Water science and technology 2021-01, Vol.83 (2), p.251-256
Main Authors: Takeda, T, Kitajima, M, Huong, N T T, Setiyawan, A S, Setiadi, T, Hung, D T, Haramoto, E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asymptomatic
Collaboration
Committees
Comparative analysis
Comparative studies
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Epidemics
Health surveillance
Humans
Indonesia
Japan
Pandemics
Phylogenetics
Politics
Prime ministers
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Surveillance systems
Taxonomy
Vietnam
Viral diseases
Viruses
Waste Water
Wastewater
Water treatment
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Summary:This mini review describes the current status and challenges regarding institutionalisation of wastewater surveillance systems against COVID-19. Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater has been proposed to be a potential tool to understand the actual prevalence of COVID-19 in the community, and it could be an effective approach to monitor the trend during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, challenges to institutionalise wastewater surveillance systems are still abundant and unfolding at a rapid rate given that the international understanding regarding the scientific knowledge and socio-political impacts of COVID-19 are in the developing stages. To better understand the existing challenges and bottlenecks, a comparative study between Japan, Viet Nam, and Indonesia was carried out in the present study. Through gaining a better understanding of common issues as well as issues specific to each country, we hope to contribute to building a robust multistakeholder system to monitor SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater as an effective disease surveillance system for COVID-19.
ISSN:0273-1223
1996-9732
DOI:10.2166/wst.2020.558