Medicine and Health

The growing need to establish a global wastewater surveillance consortium for future pandemic preparedness

M. Murakami, M. Kitajima, et al.

This paper presents a compelling case for the establishment of a global wastewater surveillance consortium to bolster pandemic preparedness. By integrating this cost-effective pathogen monitoring approach into frameworks like WHO's International Health Regulations, the authors aim to enhance global health responses. The study draws on successful examples and emphasizes collaboration, particularly to support lower-income countries. This research was conducted by Michio Murakami, Masaaki Kitajima, Noriko Endo, Warish Ahmed, and Bernd Manfred Gawlik.