wastewater surveillance Archives - Water Research Australia https://www.waterra.com.au/tag/wastewater-surveillance/ National leader in water solutions through collaboration and high impact research Wed, 11 Jan 2023 00:05:03 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://www.waterra.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cropped-waterRA-favicon-1-32x32.png wastewater surveillance Archives - Water Research Australia https://www.waterra.com.au/tag/wastewater-surveillance/ 32 32 What’s NEXT for wastewater surveillance? https://www.waterra.com.au/whats-next-for-wastewater-surveillance/ Tue, 10 Jan 2023 23:18:49 +0000 https://www.waterra.com.au/?p=10987 The COVID-19 pandemic saw the water industry rapidly increase its capacity and capability in monitoring wastewater for the most optimum public health outcomes. Join us at Next Water ‘23 to … What’s NEXT for wastewater surveillance?">Continue reading What’s NEXT for wastewater surveillance?

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]]> The COVID-19 pandemic saw the water industry rapidly increase its capacity and capability in monitoring wastewater for the most optimum public health outcomes. Join us at Next Water ‘23 to hear about the health burden of water-based pathogens, the tracking of variants through genetic sequencing, and continuous innovation in wastewater surveillance to monitor for public health threats.

Our expert presenters were at the forefront of rapid deployment of wastewater surveillance during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. Together they will participate in a Q&A panel session on wastewater surveillance in a post-pandemic future.

View the preliminary program for this two-day event to be held in Sydney on February 22nd and 23rd, to discover more about what’s on offer. The line-up features fascinating speakers, including globally renowned researcher Fiona Kerr and water expert John Thwaites, as well as other thought provoking presentations, and will allow delegates to discuss focussed questions on our overarching theme Water Wisdom to Future Flow.

During January our special early bird ticket offer for Next Water ’23 continues! Join us at Australia’s leading scientific and technical conference on research and innovation, together with other water industry professionals and academics from across Australia, to discuss the next game-changing research. The early bird offer enables delegates to save $210 on a full conference registration, which includes access to all conference sessions and workshops.

This event is supported by sponsors Global Water Institute at UNSW, Veolia and Melbourne Water. Registration is limited to just over 200 participants, to ensure the event is highly interactive, with a strong focus on producing results from each session. Register here to join us in Sydney.

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]]> WBE methods continue to adapt to the changing landscape of the fight https://www.waterra.com.au/wbe-methods-continue-to-adapt-to-the-changing-landscape-of-the-figh/ Mon, 21 Mar 2022 04:18:48 +0000 https://43.250.142.120/~waterrac/?p=9282 Water Research Australia’s BIG Team members continue to meet monthly in a Wastewater-based Epidemiology Community of Practice for the ongoing development of sewage surveillance methods for the early detection of … WBE methods continue to adapt to the changing landscape of the fight">Continue reading WBE methods continue to adapt to the changing landscape of the fight

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]]> Water Research Australia’s BIG Team members continue to meet monthly in a Wastewater-based Epidemiology Community of Practice for the ongoing development of sewage surveillance methods for the early detection of SARS-CoV-2 trends in wastewater.

Each month, WaterRA brings together experts from each of the state health departments in Australia and New Zealand meet to share their most recent experiences in the ongoing response to the ever-changing COVID-19 pandemic. From initial sampling and analysis method development in mid-2020, Australian and New Zealand scientists and water utility operators work hand in hand with health authorities to gather, process, and interpret relevant and prescient data to inform the health response to emerging outbreaks, including new variants.

This month, Dr. Monica Nolan of the Victorian Department of Health presented to the group on what this wastewater surveillance looks like in 2022 and the innovative work on variants and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater that is currently being undertaken in conjunction with Aaron Jex’s team at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) and David McCarthy’s team at Monash University. One example of an important contribution that the Victorian team has made is the mapping of the prevalence of the Delta variant, Omicron BA.1, and BA.2 sub-variants across metro Melbourne.

Similar work is being undertaken in other laboratories and by health departments across Australia and New Zealand, as well as improving ways to present the data trends on public-facing websites, and shifting the focus of wastewater surveillance to targeted areas such as food processing and rural or vulnerable communities.

WaterRA and its members have also been engaged by the Australian Water Association, under a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade-funded project, to transfer these Australian skills to countries in the Mekong region as well as Fiji in 2021 and 2022, resulting in valuable cross-cultural knowledge exchange and collaboration.

The  will continue to meet to share, exchange knowledge, and subsequently adapt local practices and responses. These teams and their skills will play an important role in Australia’s ongoing local responses to COVID-19 with the opening of our domestic and international borders, and assist our closest neighbours in their national responses as well. WaterRA will continue to support members in these collaborations.

 

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