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WASTEWATER & ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEILLANCE

Near-Source, Multiplex PCR, Wastewater & Environmental Surveillance

The WATCHFIRE™ Solution offers multiplex PCR testing in wastewater for key pathogens involved in disease outbreaks. Optimize wastewater surveillance to proactively manage potential public health risks by informing communities with real-time, on-site data, trending and analytics.

Learn more about the WATCHFIRE™ Solution.

WHAT IF YOU COULD BE ALERTED EARLIER FOR POTENTIAL DISEASE OUTBREAKS?

Wastewater and environmental surveillance (WES) is used to estimate population health status by measuring downstream quantities of pathogens. It is a key tool to inform public health authorities to potential disease outbreaks and monitor trends.

The WATCHFIRE™ Solution supports WES with fast multiplex answers from decentralized testing for pathogens, mitigating risk of sample quality degradation while maintaining cost-efficiency. Using easy to use molecular testing provides accessible, exportable data, even from multiple sites, for trending and analytics.

  •    • Fast, informed decisions: Easy near-source testing with 1 sample, ~2 minutes hands-on, multiple PCR results in ~1 hour
  •    • Data ownership: Export data from multiple sites; centralized real-time results 24/7
  •    • Cost-effective efficiency: Plug & play for fast time-to-results, small footprint, minimum training
  •    • Committed service partner: Reliable unique supplier

Test simultaneously for the most common pathogens

Two panels currently available for the WATCHFIRE™ Solution target critical public health needs for identifying pathogens (bacteria, viruses and parasites) in wastewater samples that may cause respiratory and gastrointestinal illnesses.

WATCHFIRE™ RESPIRATORY (R) PANEL

Identify the most common viral and bacterial pathogens that can be involved in respiratory tract infections, including SARS-CoV-2, Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Influenza.

WATCHFIRE™ GASTROINTESTINAL (G) PANEL

Detect and trend a comprehensive range of viruses, bacterial and parasites that can be involved in gastrointestinal infections, including E. coli, Salmonella, and Norovirus.

WATCHFIRE™ RESPIRATORY (R) PANEL

Viruses

  • Adenovirus
  • Coronavirus 229E
  • Coronavirus HKU1
  • Coronavirus NL63
  • Coronavirus OC43
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
  • Human metapneumovirus
  • Human rhinovirus/enterovirus
  • Influenza A virus
    • Influenza A virus A/H1
    • Influenza A virus A/H3
    • Influenza A virus A/H1-2009
  • Influenza B virus
  • Parainfluenza virus 1
  • Parainfluenza virus 2
  • Parainfluenza virus 3
  • Parainfluenza virus 4
  • Respiratory syncytial virus

Bacteria

  • Bordetella parapertussis
  • Bordetella pertussis
  • Chlamydia pneumoniae
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae

WATCHFIRE™ GASTROINTESTINAL (G) PANEL

Bacteria

  • Campylobacter (C. jejuni/C. coli/C. upsaliensis)
  • Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile (toxin A/B)
  • Plesiomonas shigelloides
  • Salmonella
  • Vibrio (V. parahaemolyticus/V. vulnificus/V. cholerae)
    • Vibrio cholerae
  • Yersinia enterocolitica
  • Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli/Shigella
    • Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC)
    • Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC)
    • Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) lt/st
    • Shiga-like toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) stx1/stx2
      • E. coli O157
    • Shigella/Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC)

Viruses

  • Adenovirus F40/41
  • Astrovirus
  • Norovirus GI/GII
  • Rotavirus A
  • Sapovirus (I, II, IV, and V)

Parasites

  • Cryptosporidium
  • Cyclospora cayetanensis
  • Entamoeba histolytica
  • Giardia lamblia

Technology: Multiplex PCR-based molecular diagnostics 

Format: Single, self-contained, freeze-dried reagent pouch

Sample Type: 300 μL concentrated or non-concentrated wastewater and extracted template

Result Time: About an hour

Ease of Us: Automated workflow from sample to result, requiring minimal hands-on time

WATCHFIRE™ RESPIRATORY (R) PANEL

Identify the most common viral and bacterial pathogens—including SARS-CoV-2, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Influenza—in wastewater, that cause respiratory tract infections. They are chosen to fit public health surveillance needs which could correlate to clinical surveillance testing data.

WATCHFIRE™ GASTROINTESTINAL (G) PANEL

Detect and trend a comprehensive range of bacterial, viral, and parasitic pathogens in wastewater, that can cause gastrointestinal infections. One single panel for multiple pathogens means cost-effective testing and more comprehensive alerts for emerging risks.

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