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Renée Street1, Shirley Malema2, Nomfundo Mahlangeni2
1Environment & Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, South Africa; School of Nursing and Public Health, Discipline of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
Abstract:
The COVID-19 pandemic has once again highlighted the importance of access to sufficient quantities of safe water and sanitation in public health. In the current COVID-19 pandemic, an early warning wastewater system has been proposed as a platform for SARS-CoV-2 surveillance, and a potentially important public health strategy to combat the disease. This short communication on wastewater surveillance in sub-Saharan Africa highlights challenges, opportunities and alternatives taken into account the local context.
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