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Monitoring pathogens in wastewater

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Wastewater genomic surveillance can transform global viral disease monitoring. This Genome Watch article explores the techniques, analytical pipelines and implications for public health.

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  1. Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK

    Arin Wongprommoon, Chalita Chomkatekaew & Claire Chewapreecha

  2. Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

    Chalita Chomkatekaew & Claire Chewapreecha

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Wongprommoon, A., Chomkatekaew, C. & Chewapreecha, C. Monitoring pathogens in wastewater. Nat Rev Microbiol 22, 261 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-024-01033-1

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