Traditional disease surveillance systems are ill-equipped to handle climate change–driven shifts in pathogen dynamics. If paired with wastewater surveillance, a cost-effective and scalable approach for generating high-resolution health data, such next-generation systems can enable effective resource allocation and delivery of targeted interventions.
We are teaming up with the National Environmental Agency (NEA) Environmental Health Institute and the Centre of Outbreak Preparedness to develop more efficient and cost-effective wastewater surveillance in Singapore and South and Southeast Asia. We will be looking at both viruses (Dengue, West Nile, Chikunguniya) and bacteria (Vibrio cholerae, Antibiotic resistant Enterobacteriaceae, Salmonella typhi) which are affected by climate.
Fig. 4
Autosampler used for wastewater surveillance
