Wastewater Surveillance of Microbial Pathogens in GCC Countries: A Scoping Review

26 studies on wastewater-based surveillance (WBS) in the Gulf Cooperation Council region, reviewed by Bushra Alghamdi and published on figshare in 2026. The review covers research from 2015 to 2025, focusing on targets like antimicrobial resistance and SARS-CoV-2. It includes a stakeholder survey to align reported literature with actual surveillance activities.

Use Cases

• Assessing the scope and methodology of wastewater surveillance studies based on the review of 26 identified papers.
• Identifying research gaps in quantitative microbial measurements based on the description of study limitations.
• Informing regional public health strategy based on the review's conclusions regarding capacity, funding, and standardization needs.

Strengths

• Includes a stakeholder survey to compare literature with on-the-ground activities.
• Follows PRISMA extension for scoping reviews methodology.
• Covers a defined time range from January 2015 to October 2025.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 20.0 KB document, indicating a limited scope of raw data.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; data structure must be inferred from the text.
• The description suggests studies in the review often lack quantitative measurements needed for decision-making.

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