Wastewater-Based Surveillance of Microbial Pathogens in GCC Countries, 2015–2025

A scoping review of 26 peer-reviewed studies on wastewater-based surveillance (WBS) for microbial pathogens across the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries between January 2015 and October 2025. The dataset, compiled by Bushra Alghamdi, includes results from a stakeholder survey to align reported activities with literature findings. The main targets reported in the studies are antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and SARS-CoV-2.

Use Cases

• Mapping the scope and focus of wastewater surveillance studies across GCC countries based on the review of 26 studies.
• Identifying methodological gaps in quantitative measurement for decision-making based on the description of study limitations.
• Assessing stakeholder perspectives on WBS implementation to inform future capacity-building efforts.
• Analyzing the distribution of research targets (e.g., AMR, SARS-CoV-2) across different GCC member states.

Strengths

• Includes results from a stakeholder survey to triangulate literature findings.
• Covers a defined 10-year time period (2015–2025) across six countries.
• Follows a structured review methodology (PRISMA extension for scoping reviews).

Limitations

• The dataset is small (20.3 KB), suggesting limited raw data or summary-level information only.
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, requiring manual inspection after download.
• Data may reflect publication bias inherent to the reviewed literature sources.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Structured literature review and stakeholder questionnaire survey.

Time Range

2015–2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 05:47:54

Geography

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries