Wastewater from airplane toilets?
We introduce a global Aircraft-Based Wastewater Surveillance Network (WWSN) for pandemic monitoring in Nature Medicine 🔗 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-025-03501-4
Aircraft-based wastewater surveillance allows for real-time, non-invasive monitoring of global pathogen spread
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We introduce a global Aircraft-Based Wastewater Surveillance Network (WWSN) for pandemic monitoring in Nature Medicine 🔗 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-025-03501-4
Aircraft-based wastewater surveillance allows for real-time, non-invasive monitoring of global pathogen spread
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📊 Beyond a threshold, more sites marginally improve—optimization matters!
🌎 Well-placed sentinel sites provide timely situational awareness.
full study:
📄 Nature Medicine 🔗 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-025-03501-4
News & views : https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-03460-2
from my unscientific anecdotal observations, the holidays, with an increase of international visitors, also see upticks in viral infections.
…but this is just anecdotal evidence.
looking forward to reading your study!