Hirvonen Aurora, Comero Sara, Tavazzi Simona, Mariani Giulio, Cacciatori Caterina, Maffettone Roberta, Pierannunzi Francesco, Panzarella Giulia, Bausa-Lopez Luis, Sion Sorin, Casado Poblador Tanja, Głowacka Natalia, Jones Davey L, Petrillo Mauro, Marchini Antonio, Querci Maddalena, Gawlik Bernd Manfred
Joint Research Centre, European Commission, 21027 Ispra, Italy.
European Dynamics S.A., 54627 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Microorganisms. 2025 Aug 15;13(8):1900. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms13081900.
The is a novel and centralised digital platform designed to support and advance wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) by cataloguing pathogens detectable in wastewater and their relevance to public health surveillance. The platform is hosted on the EU Wastewater Observatory for Public Health (EU4S) website, where it is populated with peer-reviewed research through a structured workflow under harmonised criteria which address the presence of pathogens in human excreta, detectability in wastewater, and integration into public health systems. This tri-criteria approach ensures that the database is both scientifically robust and operationally actionable. Complemented by the dashboard, the platform offers geospatial insights into global WBE research activity. By consolidating peer-reviewed evidence on pathogen detectability in wastewater and human excreta, the enables early detection of infectious diseases, whether already known or newly emerging. The continuously updated repository and geospatial dashboards help to identify surveillance gaps and research hotspots, to support timely public health responses, enhance pandemic preparedness, and strengthen global health security. In addition, it supports One Health strategies, connecting the health of humans, animals, and the shared environment. This article outlines the platform's architecture, data curation methodology, and future directions, including automation and expansion to encompass broader health determinants such as antimicrobial resistance and chemical hazards.
这是一个新颖的集中式数字平台,旨在通过对废水中可检测到的病原体及其与公共卫生监测的相关性进行编目,来支持和推进基于废水的流行病学(WBE)。该平台托管在欧盟公共卫生废水观测站(EU4S)网站上,通过统一标准下的结构化工作流程,在该网站上填充经过同行评审的研究,这些标准涉及人类排泄物中病原体的存在、废水中的可检测性以及融入公共卫生系统。这种三标准方法确保数据库在科学上是可靠的,并且在操作上是可行的。该平台辅以仪表板,提供了对全球基于废水的流行病学研究活动的地理空间洞察。通过整合关于废水中和人类排泄物中病原体可检测性的同行评审证据,该平台能够早期发现传染病,无论是已知的还是新出现的。不断更新的存储库和地理空间仪表板有助于识别监测差距和研究热点,以支持及时的公共卫生应对、加强大流行防范并加强全球卫生安全。此外,它支持“同一健康”战略,将人类、动物和共享环境的健康联系起来。本文概述了该平台的架构、数据管理方法以及未来方向,包括自动化和扩展,以涵盖更广泛的健康决定因素,如抗菌药物耐药性和化学危害。