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ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVViewpointNEXTPromoting Surveillance in Sub-Saharan Africa: Moving to Wastewater and Environmental Genomic Surveillance Requires More AttentionRochelle H. Holm*Rochelle H. HolmChristina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, 302 East Muhammad Ali Boulevard, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, United States*[email protected]More by Rochelle H. HolmView Biographyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8849-1390, Petros ChigwechokhaPetros ChigwechokhaDepartment of Biological Sciences, Malawi University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 5196, Limbe, MalawiMore by Petros Chigwechokha, Craig KinnearCraig KinnearGenomics Platform, South African Medical Research Council, P.O. Box 19070, Tygerberg, 7505 Cape Town, South AfricaDSI-NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, US/SAMRC Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, P.O. Box 241, 8000 Cape Town, South AfricaMore by Craig Kinnear, Anna WintersAnna WintersAkros, Inc., 4302 Timberlane, Missoula, Montana 59802, United StatesSchool of Public Health and Community Health Sciences, University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive, Missoula, Montana 59812, United StatesMore by Anna Winters, and Renée StreetRenée StreetEnvironment & Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, P.O. Box 19070, Tygerberg, 7505 Cape Town, South AfricaEnvironmental Health Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, 2028 Johannesburg, South AfricaMore by Renée StreetCite this: ACS EST Water 2023, 3, 8, 1994–1996Publication Date (Web):July 18, 2023Publication History Received14 June 2023Accepted30 June 2023Revised30 June 2023Published online18 July 2023Published inissue 11 August 2023https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.3c00314Copyright © 2023 American Chemical SocietyRequest reuse permissions This publication is free to access through this site. Learn MoreArticle Views174Altmetric-Citations-LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InReddit PDF (5 MB) Get e-AlertscloseSUBJECTS:Computer simulations,COVID-19,Genetics,Genomics,Wastewater Get e-Alerts