Wastewater Surveillance Pilot at US Military Installations: Cost Model Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for pathogen surveillance systems to augment both early warning and outbreak monitoring/control efforts. Community wastewater samples provide a rapid and accurate source of environmental surveillance data to complement direct patient sampling. Due to its global presence and critical missions, the US military is a leader in global pandemic preparedness efforts. Clinical testing for COVID-19 on US Air Force (USAF) bases (AFBs) was effective but costly with respect to direct monetary costs and indirect costs due to lost time. To remain operating at peak capacity, such bases sought a more passive surveillance option and piloted wastewater surveillance (WWS) at 17 AFBs to demonstrate feasibility, safety, utility, and cost-effectivene

SUBMITTER: Sanjak JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11396592 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature