RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Centralized and decentralized wastewater-based epidemiology to infer COVID-19 transmission – A brief review A1 Carita Gonçalves, José Manuel A1 Torres Franco, Andrés Felipe A1 Rodríguez, Elisa A1 Díaz Villalobos, Israel A1 Koritnik, Tom A1 Gomes da Silva, Priscilla A1 Mesquita, João A1 Trkov, Marija A1 Paragi, Metka A1 Muñoz Torre, Raúl A1 García Encina, Pedro Antonio K1 COVID-19 (Disease) K1 COVID-19 (Enfermedad) K1 Wastewater K1 Aguas residuales K1 3202 Epidemiología AB Wastewater-based epidemiology has shown to be a promising and innovative approach to measure a wide variety of illicit drugs that are consumed in the communities. In the same way as for illicit drugs, wastewater-based epidemiology is a promising approach to understand the prevalence of viruses in a community-level.The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic created an unprecedented burden on public health and diagnostic laboratories all over the world because of the need for massive laboratory testing. Many studies have shown the applicability of a centralized wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) approach, where samples are collected at WWTPs. A more recent concept is a decentralized approach for WBE where samples are collected at different points of the sewer system and at polluted water bodies. The second being particularly important in countries where there are insufficient connections from houses to municipal sewage pipelines and thus untreated wastewater is discharged directly in environmental waters.A decentralized approach can be used to focus the value of diagnostic tests in what we call targeted-WBE, by monitoring wastewater in parts of the population where an outbreak is likely to happen, such as student dorms, retirement homes and hospitals. A combination of centralized and decentralized WBE should be considered for an affordable, sustainable, and successful WBE implementation in high-, middle- and low-income countries. PB Elsevier SN 2352-7714 YR 2022 FD 2022 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/53613 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/53613 LA eng NO One Health, 2022, vol. 15, 100405 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 28-mar-2024