The sewer as a sentinel : advancing wastewater-based epidemiology through methodological optimisation and multi-pathogen surveillance in Belgium

Noor Ul Hudda

Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has emerged as a powerful surveillance tool capable of providing population-level insights into infectious disease dynamics independent of healthcare-seeking behaviour. By capturing both symptomatic and asymptomatic infections, WBE offers a complementary perspecti