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Authors
Masalane, Naledi S.
Bester, Linda A.
Ismail, Arshad
Essack, Sabiha Y.
Mbanga, Joshua
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
South African Research Chairs Initiative of the Department of Science and Technology and National Research Foundation of South Africa (Grant No. 98342)
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Article History
Received: 25 January 2025
Accepted: 22 April 2025
First Online: 11 May 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was granted by the University of KwaZulu-Natal Biomedical Research Ethics Committee (BREC) (Reference No.: BREC/00003640/2021) and the Provincial Health Research Ethics Committee (Reference No.:KZ_202203_023). Permission to collect sewage samples was granted by the Chief Executive Officer of a regional hospital in the uMgungundlovu District, KwaZulu-Natal Province. Clinical isolates were obtained with permission from the National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS), a South African public institute for laboratory service, research and training (reference: PR2225862). No patient data was collected.
: Not applicable.
: SYE is the Chairperson of the Global Respiratory Infection Partnership and member of the Global Hygiene Council, both supported with unrestricted educational grants from Reckitt (Pty.), Ltd. UK.
: Any opinion, finding, and conclusion or recommendation expressed in this material is that of the authors, and neither the NRF nor the other funding bodies accept any liability in this regard.
