Usefulness of aircraft and airport wastewater for monitoring multiple pathogens including SARS-CoV-2 variants.
Martin TayBenjamin LeeMuhammad Hafiz IsmailJerald YamDzulkhairul MalikiKarina Yew-Hoong GinSae-Rom ChaeZheng Jie Marc HoYee Leong TeohLee Ching NgJudith Chui Ching WongPublished in: Journal of travel medicine (2024)
Our findings demonstrate the feasibility of aircraft wastewater testing for monitoring infectious diseases threats, potentially detecting signals before clinical cases are reported. The triangulation of similar datapoints from aircraft wastewater of international travel nodes could therefore serve as a useful early warning system for global health threats.