Development of a computational model to inform environmental surveillance sampling plans for < i > Salmonella enterica < /i > serovar Typhi in wastewater

This study presents a computational model combining dynamic and probabilistic modeling techniques to estimate–on a spatial and temporal scale–the approximate probability of detectingS. Typhi within a wastewater system. This model may be utilized to inform environmental surveillance sampling plans and may provide useful insight into selecting appropriate sampling locations and times and interpreting results. A simulated applied modeling scenario is presented to demonstrate the model ’s functionality for aiding an environmental surveillance study in a typhoid-endemic community.
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Source Type: research