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KMID : 1143420230160140424
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Public Health Weekly Report
2023 Volume.16 No. 14 p.424 ~ p.438
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Establishment and Operation of National Wastewater-based Surveillance System on Infectious Diseases
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Jang Jin-Hwa
Park Shin-Young
Kim Seong-Sun
Kim Ah-Ra
Choi You-Jung
Kim Seo-Hyun
Rupert Palme
Lee Sang-Won
Kwon Dong-Hyok
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Abstract
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Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, wastewater-based surveillance has garnered extensive attention in many countries, including the United States and those in Europe, by pre-emptively monitoring and responding to infectious diseases in the community. Additionally, it is actively used in national infectious disease monitoring policies. From 2021, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency conducted a pilot project to prove the effectiveness of wastewater-based surveillance system in the Republic of Korea and laid the foundation to introduce a national wastewater-based surveillance system. In 2023, KOrea WAstewater Surveillance (KOWAS) project is being conducted in cooperation with 17 cities or provinces and 18 Institute of Health and Environment Researches. Henceforth, we will expand the scope of monitoring infectious diseases by cooperating with related ministries and prepare the crisis response for a potential pandemic by upgrading experimental techniques.
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KEYWORD
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Infectious disease, Infectious disease surveillance, Wastewater-based surveillance, COVID-19
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