All Masaaki Kitajima articles
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NewsEconomic evaluation of wastewater surveillance for COVID-19 testing in long-term care settings
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed enormous pressure on healthcare systems and economies around the world, with particularly severe impacts on vulnerable groups like residents of long-term care facilities (LTCFs). One key lesson from the pandemic is that early detection and treatment can lower hospitalization and death rates while also cutting ...
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NewsWillingness to pay for nationwide wastewater surveillance in Japan
A contingent valuation study in Japan estimates willingness to pay for a wastewater surveillance system for infectious diseases.
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NewsSifting through sewage can forecast COVID-19 infections 5 days in advance
A new mathematical model uses wastewater samples to effectively forecast the number of clinical COVID-19 cases in a community five days in advance.