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Early warning of COVID-19 via wastewater-based epidemiology: potential and bottlenecks by Zhu, Yifan, Oishi, Wakana, Maruo, Chikako, Saito, Mayuko, Chen, Rong, Kitajima, Masaaki, Sano, Daisuke

“…An effective early warning tool is of great administrative and social significance to the containment and control of an epidemic. Facing the unprecedented…”
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Pepper mild mottle virus as a water quality indicator by Kitajima, Masaaki, Sassi, Hannah P., Torrey, Jason R.

“…Pepper mild mottle virus (PMMoV) was recently found to be the most abundant RNA virus in human feces, and is a plant virus belonging to the genus Tobamovirus…”
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SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater: State of the knowledge and research needs by Kitajima, Masaaki, Ahmed, Warish, Bibby, Kyle, Carducci, Annalaura, Gerba, Charles P., Hamilton, Kerry A., Haramoto, Eiji, Rose, Joan B.

“…The ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been a Public…”
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A review on recent progress in the detection methods and prevalence of human enteric viruses in water by Haramoto, Eiji, Kitajima, Masaaki, Hata, Akihiko, Torrey, Jason R., Masago, Yoshifumi, Sano, Daisuke, Katayama, Hiroyuki

“…Waterborne human enteric viruses, such as noroviruses and adenoviruses, are excreted in the feces of infected individuals and transmitted via the fecal-oral…”
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First detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater in North America: A study in Louisiana, USA by Sherchan, Samendra P., Shahin, Shalina, Ward, Lauren M., Tandukar, Sarmila, Aw, Tiong G., Schmitz, Bradley, Ahmed, Warish, Kitajima, Masaaki

“…We investigated the presence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA in wastewater samples in southern Louisiana, USA. Untreated…”
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First confirmed detection of SARS-CoV-2 in untreated wastewater in Australia: A proof of concept for the wastewater surveillance of COVID-19 in the community by Ahmed, Warish, Angel, Nicola, Edson, Janette, Bibby, Kyle, Bivins, Aaron, O'Brien, Jake W., Choi, Phil M., Kitajima, Masaaki, Simpson, Stuart L., Li, Jiaying, Tscharke, Ben, Verhagen, Rory, Smith, Wendy J.M., Zaugg, Julian, Dierens, Leanne, Hugenholtz, Philip, Thomas, Kevin V., Mueller, Jochen F.

“…Infection with SARS-CoV-2, the etiologic agent of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, is accompanied by the shedding of the virus in stool. Therefore, the…”
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Comparison of virus concentration methods for the RT-qPCR-based recovery of murine hepatitis virus, a surrogate for SARS-CoV-2 from untreated wastewater by Ahmed, Warish, Bertsch, Paul M., Bivins, Aaron, Bibby, Kyle, Farkas, Kata, Gathercole, Amy, Haramoto, Eiji, Gyawali, Pradip, Korajkic, Asja, McMinn, Brian R., Mueller, Jochen F., Simpson, Stuart L., Smith, Wendy J.M., Symonds, Erin M., Thomas, Kevin V., Verhagen, Rory, Kitajima, Masaaki

“…There is currently a clear benefit for many countries to utilize wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) as part of ongoing measures to manage the coronavirus…”
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Persistence of SARS-CoV‑2 in Water and Wastewater by Bivins, Aaron, Greaves, Justin, Fischer, Robert, Yinda, Kwe Claude, Ahmed, Warish, Kitajima, Masaaki, Munster, Vincent J, Bibby, Kyle

“…Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA is frequently detected in the feces of infected individuals. While infectious SARS-CoV-2 has…”
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Wastewater-based prediction of COVID-19 cases using a highly sensitive SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection method combined with mathematical modeling by Ando, Hiroki, Murakami, Michio, Ahmed, Warish, Iwamoto, Ryo, Okabe, Satoshi, Kitajima, Masaaki

“…[Display omitted] •EPISENS-M consists of RNA extraction from membrane, RT-preamplification, and qPCR.•EPISENS-M enables sensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA…”
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Potential Emergence of Antiviral-Resistant Pandemic Viruses via Environmental Drug Exposure of Animal Reservoirs by Kumar, Manish, Kuroda, Keisuke, Dhangar, Kiran, Mazumder, Payal, Sonne, Christian, Rinklebe, Jörg, Kitajima, Masaaki

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Occurrence of Pepper Mild Mottle Virus in Drinking Water Sources in Japan by HARAMOTO, Eiji, KITAJIMA, Masaaki, KISHIDA, Naohiro, KONNO, Yoshiaki, KATAYAMA, Hiroyuki, ASAMI, Mari, AKIBA, Michihiro

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Required Chlorination Doses to Fulfill the Credit Value for Disinfection of Enteric Viruses in Water: A Critical Review by Rachmadi, Andri Taruna, Kitajima, Masaaki, Kato, Tsuyoshi, Kato, Hiroyuki, Okabe, Satoshi, Sano, Daisuke

“…A credit value of virus inactivation has been assigned to the disinfection step in international and domestic guidelines for wastewater reclamation and reuse…”
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Decay of SARS-CoV-2 and surrogate murine hepatitis virus RNA in untreated wastewater to inform application in wastewater-based epidemiology by Ahmed, Warish, Bertsch, Paul M., Bibby, Kyle, Haramoto, Eiji, Hewitt, Joanne, Huygens, Flavia, Gyawali, Pradip, Korajkic, Asja, Riddell, Shane, Sherchan, Samendra P., Simpson, Stuart L., Sirikanchana, Kwanrawee, Symonds, Erin M., Verhagen, Rory, Vasan, Seshadri S., Kitajima, Masaaki, Bivins, Aaron

“…Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) demonstrates potential for COVID-19 community transmission monitoring; however, data on the stability of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in…”
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Application of a high-throughput quantitative PCR system for simultaneous monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 variants and other pathogenic viruses in wastewater by Malla, Bikash, Thakali, Ocean, Shrestha, Sadhana, Segawa, Takahiro, Kitajima, Masaaki, Haramoto, Eiji

“…Variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are continuously emerging, highlighting the importance of regular surveillance of…”
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Relative abundance and treatment reduction of viruses during wastewater treatment processes — Identification of potential viral indicators by Kitajima, Masaaki, Iker, Brandon C., Pepper, Ian L., Gerba, Charles P.

“…Waterborne pathogenic viruses discharged from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) pose potential public health risks. In the present study, we investigated the…”
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How much reduction of virus is needed for recycled water: A continuous changing need for assessment? by Gerba, Charles P., Betancourt, Walter Q., Kitajima, Masaaki

“…To ensure the safety of wastewater reuse for irrigation of food crops and drinking water pathogenic viruses must be reduced to levels that pose no significant…”
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Reducing uncertainty in estimating virus reduction by advanced water treatment processes by Gerba, Charles P., Betancourt, Walter Q., Kitajima, Masaaki, Rock, Channah M.

“…Treatment of wastewater for potable reuse requires the reduction of enteric viruses to levels that pose no significant risk to human health. Advanced water…”
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Optimization and performance evaluation of an automated filtration method for the recovery of SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses in wastewater by Angga, Made Sandhyana, Malla, Bikash, Raya, Sunayana, Kitajima, Masaaki, Haramoto, Eiji

“…A rapid virus concentration method is needed to get high throughput. Reliable results of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) detection…”
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Comparison of five polyethylene glycol precipitation procedures for the RT-qPCR based recovery of murine hepatitis virus, bacteriophage phi6, and pepper mild mottle virus as a surrogate for SARS-CoV-2 from wastewater by Torii, Shotaro, Oishi, Wakana, Zhu, Yifan, Thakali, Ocean, Malla, Bikash, Yu, Zaizhi, Zhao, Bo, Arakawa, Chisato, Kitajima, Masaaki, Hata, Akihiko, Ihara, Masaru, Kyuwa, Shigeru, Sano, Daisuke, Haramoto, Eiji, Katayama, Hiroyuki

“…Polyethylene glycol (PEG) precipitation is one of the conventional methods for virus concentration. This technique has been used to detect severe acute…”
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Bacteriophage removal efficiency as a validation and operational monitoring tool for virus reduction in wastewater reclamation: Review by Amarasiri, Mohan, Kitajima, Masaaki, Nguyen, Thanh H., Okabe, Satoshi, Sano, Daisuke

“…The multiple-barrier concept is widely employed in international and domestic guidelines for wastewater reclamation and reuse for microbiological risk…”
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