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The findings of the Wastewater-Based Public Health Sentinel project were successfully presented at the international conference "22nd Health Related Water Microbiology Conference" held in Amersfoort, the Netherlands. Andrea Naziri, a Postgraduate of the Faculty of Engineering and a Researcher from the “Nireas” Water Research Center of the University of Cyprus, presented a scientific study focusing on antimicrobial resistance of clinical interest and the presence of pathogens in the urban wastewater of Larnaca.
The project, with a total budget of €250,000, is being implemented by the “Nireas” Water Research Center under a 36-month research agreement signed with the Sewerage Board of Larnaca (SBLA), and is funded through the Recovery and Resilience Plan of the Republic of Cyprus. The SBLA actively contributes by providing sewerage infrastructure as well as technical support for the implementation of wastewater surveillance methodologies.
The aim of the project is to establish a public health monitoring system through wastewater surveillance for the detection of pathogenic microorganisms and antimicrobial resistance to antibiotics, in order to better understand the public health status of Larnaca. This collaboration between the SBLA, by providing the necessary sewerage infrastructure, and the “Nireas” research center, significantly contributes to a deeper understanding of the public health situation in the city of Larnaca at the local level, by identifying pathogenic microorganisms and clinically relevant antimicrobial resistance factors detected in urban wastewater.
This objective is achieved through the collection of samples taken from selected sites in Larnaca, including urban and tourist areas, the General Hospital, Larnaca International Airport, and the city’s urban wastewater treatment plant.
The research findings strengthen scientific efforts to optimize wastewater analysis methodologies, and thus support the harmonization of international protocols for antimicrobial resistance surveillance through urban wastewater.
This collaboration marks an important step forward for the prevention and protection of public health in Larnaca.
