CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.
Monitoring illicit stimulant drug use in Cyprus during the COVID-19 lockdown by UPLC-MS/MS
Psichoudaki M., Trapali A., Hapeshi E., Karaolia P., Savvidou M., Mina C., Michael C., (Corresponding) Fatta-Kassinos D.
Topic:
Wastewater-based epidemiology to monitor covid-19 outbreak: present and future diagnostic methods to be in your radar
The occurrence and spread of the novel corona virus SARS-CoV-2 at the end of 2019, has led WHO to announce the outbreak of a pandemic. Restriction measures were taken from authorities globally, in order to impede its spread. In Cyprus, a strict lockdown period was implemented on the 24th March of...Read more
Keywords:
Wastewater based epidemiology, illicit drugs, wastewater, COVID19, UPLC-MS/MS
Patterns of drug use and chemical exposure in Athens (Greece) during COVID-19 pandemic using wastewater-based epidemiology
Aleiferi E., Galani A., Kontou A., Gkogkou A., Nika M., Alygizakis N., (Corresponding) Thomaidis N.
Topic:
Emerging pollutants
After the first COVID-19 case in 2019 in Wuhan, China, the virus SARS-COV-2 has rapidly spread nationwide, alarming both the public and scientific community (Cascella et al., 2021). Currently, there are no treatments available for COVID-19, hence reducing the virus transmission and vaccinations...Read more
Keywords:
COVID-19 wastewater-based epidemiology, wastewater treament plant of Psyttaleia (Athens), high-resoltution mass spectrometry (HRMS), LC-MS/MS
SARS-Cov-2 in wastewater: a seven-month period of monitoring infection dynamic in Athens
Kontou A., Galani A., Kostakis M., Markou A., Lianidou E., (Corresponding) Thomaidis N.
Topic:
Wastewater-based epidemiology to monitor covid-19 outbreak: present and future diagnostic methods to be in your radar
Since December 2019, COVID-19 has spread rapidly all over the world with considerable morbidity and mortality. SARS-CoV-2 infections are accompanied by the shedding of virus in feces of both symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals, indicating that Wastewater-based Epidemiology (WBE) is an...Read more
Evaluation of physico-chemical factors affecting Wastewater-Based Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in a southern Philippine sewershed
(Corresponding) Jaraula C., Limen M., Otero M., Miguel R., Kobayashi V., Baja E., del Mundo D., Murao L.
Topic:
Wastewater-Based Epidemiology
Wastewater-Based Epidemiology as a complementary Public Health Surveillance tool in Davao City proved useful as the basis of further improvements in disease surveillance. Weekly sampling from November to December in 2020 identified 91% sewer water samples with SARS-CoV-2 RNA despite the lack of...Read more
Keywords:
low-sanitation areas, low-income country wastewater-based surveillance, untreated wastewater, sewershed, COVID-19
