Publications by authors named "Oumaima Hachimi"
We evaluated the association between wastewater concentration and weekly percent positivity of patient testing for SARS-CoV-2, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus in Oregon, USA. We found strong, positive correlations for SARS-CoV-2 (ρ = 0.84, p<0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCryptosporidium poses significant public health risks as a cause of waterborne disease worldwide. Clinical surveillance of cryptosporidiosis is largely underreported due to the asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic infections, clinical misdiagnoses, and barriers to access testing. Wastewater surveillance overcomes these limitations and could serve as an effective tool for identifying cryptosporidiosis at the population level.
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- * A workshop held in April 2023, funded by the National Science Foundation, focused on identifying the current challenges and research gaps in bacterial wastewater surveillance, leading to discussions about methods, data standardization, and the importance of correlating wastewater data with human disease.
- * To enhance bacterial monitoring in wastewater, experts suggested the need for better data reporting standards, method optimization, and a deeper understanding of bacterial shedding patterns to link wastewater findings to infection rates in communities.