SAMRC Collaboration
Multi-Pathogen Surveillance Project
A collaborative initiative between IPGH and the Biomedical Research and Innovation Platform of the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), monitoring a wide range of infectious pathogens through wastewater-based epidemiology. This approach provides valuable epidemiological insights by detecting and tracking disease-causing microorganisms at a community level.
Pathogens Under Surveillance
🦠SARS-CoV-2
🦠Salmonella
🦠Cholera (Vibrio cholerae)
🦠Mycobacterium tuberculosis
🦠Shigella
🦠Human Adenovirus
🦠Norovirus
🦠Rotavirus
🦠Influenza A & B
🦠Hepatitis A & E
🦠Sapovirus
🦠Astrovirus
Why Wastewater?
✓Early disease detection before clinical reports
✓Community-level surveillance without testing individuals
✓Cost-effective outbreak preparedness
✓Tracks antimicrobial resistance markers
✓Informs national and global health strategies