Managing emerging pathogen risks in recycled water
Microbiology Australia
; 43(4):177-182, 2022.
Article
in English
| CAB Abstracts | ID: covidwho-2303721
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic raised the public profile of wastewater-based infectious disease monitoring. General media coverage about wastewater detection of SARS-CoV-2 (the COVID-19 coronavirus) increased community awareness of the potential use of wastewater for the detection and surveillance of emerging diseases and also heightened recognition of the potential for wastewater to harbour and convey a variety of pathogens. This has also generated questions about the potential public health impacts of emerging pathogens, such as SARS-CoV-2 and mpox, in sewage and recycled water. To ensure water security in an era of climate change, water recycling is increasingly important in Australia and other water-stressed nations and managing disease risks in integrated water management is thus of critical importance. This paper demonstrates the existing risk management provisions for recycled water and explores potential issues posed by novel and emerging pathogens. First, a synopsis of some key emerging and re-emerging human pathogens is presented and the risks associated with these pathogens in the context of recycled water provision is considered. Then, an overview of the engineered treatment systems and regulatory framework used to manage these emerging risks in Australia is presented, together with a discusion of how emerging pathogen risks can be managed to ensure safe recycled water supply now and into the future.
Prion; Viral; Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens of Humans [VV210]; Water Resources [PP200]; Human Health and the Environment [VV500]; Industrial Wastes and Effluents [XX400]; pathogens; wastewater; public health; wastewater treatment; coronavirus disease 2019; risk management; water supply; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Australia; Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus; Betacoronavirus; Coronavirinae; Coronaviridae; Nidovirales; positive-sense ssRNA Viruses; ssRNA Viruses; RNA Viruses; viruses; APEC countries; Australasia; Oceania; Commonwealth of Nations; high income countries; OECD Countries; very high Human Development Index countries; waste water; waste-water treatment; waste water treatment; SARS-CoV-2; water supplies
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Prognostic study
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English
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Microbiology Australia
Year:
2022
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Article
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