Publications
2025
15. H. Ando, M. Kitajima, T. Oki, and M. Murakami. Advancements in global water and sanitation access (2000–2020). Scientific Reports, 15, 6399, 2025. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-90980-7
14. M. Murakami, S. Nomura H. Ando, and M. Kitajima. Perceptions and responses to COVID-19 through wastewater surveillance information and online search behavior: A randomized controlled trial, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 118, 105224, 2025. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420925000482
13. M. Kitajima, M. Murakami, H. Ando, S. Kadoya, R. Iwamoto, T. Kuroita, K. Yamaguchi, H. Kobayashi, S. Okabe, H. Katayama, and S. Imoto. Quantitative association of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater and clinically confirmed cases in different areas of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Village. Science of The Total Environment, 960, 178209, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.178209
2024
12. H. Ando, M. Murakami, M. Kitajima, and KA Reynolds. Wastewater-based estimation of temporal variation in shedding amount of influenza A virus and clinically identified case using the PRESENS model. Environment international. 109218, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2024.109218
11. M. Murakami, H. Ando, R Yamaguchi, and M. Kitajima. Evaluating survey techniques in wastewater-based epidemiology for accurate COVID-19 incidence estimation. Science of the Total Environment 954, 176702, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176702
10. H. Ando, and KA. Reynolds. Wastewater-based effective reproduction number and prediction under the absence of shedding information. Environment International 194, 109128, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2024.109128
9. T. Kuroita, A Yoshimura, R. Iwamoto, H. Ando, S. Okabe, M. Kitajima. Quantitative analysis of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater and evaluation of sampling frequency during the downward period of a COVID-19 wave in Japan. Science of the Total Environment, 166526, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166526
2023
8. H. Ando, W. Ahmed, S. Okabe, M. Kitajima. Tracking the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on viral gastroenteritis through wastewater-based retrospective analysis. Science of the Total Environment, 166557, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166557
7. R. Iwamoto, K. Yamaguchi, K. Katayama, H. Ando, K. Setsukinai, H. Kobayashi, S. Okabe, M. S. Imoto Kitajima. Identification of SARS-CoV-2 variants in wastewater using targeted amplicon sequencing during a low COVID-19 prevalence period in Japan. Science of the Total Environment, 163706, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163706
6. H. Ando, W. Ahmed, R. Iwamoto, H. Kobayashi, S. Okabe, M. Kitajima. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the prevalence of influenza A and respiratory syncytial viruses elucidated by wastewater-based epidemiology. Science of the Total Environment, 162694, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162694
5. H. Ando, M. Murakami, W. Ahmed, R. Iwamoto, H. Kobayashi, S. Okabe, M. Kitajima. Wastewater-based prediction of COVID-19 cases using a highly sensitive SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection method combined with mathematical modeling. Environment international, 107743, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2023.107743
2022
4. R. Iwamoto, K. Yamaguchi, C. Arakawa, H. Ando, E. Haramoto, K. Setsukinai, K. Katayama, T. Yamagishi, S. Sorano, M. Murakami, S. Kyuwa, H. Kobayashi, S. Okabe, S. Imoto, M. Kitajima. Detectability and removal efficiency of SARS-CoV-2 in a large-scale septic tank of a COVID-19 quarantine facility in Japan. Science of the Total Environment, 157869, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157869
3. M. Kitajima, M. Murakami, S. Kadoya, H. Ando, T. Kuroita, H. Katayama, S. Imoto. Association of SARS-CoV-2 Load in Wastewater With Reported COVID-19 Cases in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Village From July to September 2021. JAMA Network Open, 5(8) e2226822, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.26822
2. H. Ando, R. Iwamoto, H. Kobayashi, S. Okabe, M. Kitajima. The Efficient and Practical virus Identification System with ENhanced Sensitivity for Solids (EPISENS-S): A Rapid and Cost-Effective SARS-CoV-2 RNA Detection Method for Routine Wastewater Surveillance. Science of the Total Environment, 157101, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157101
1. H. Ando, Satoshi Okabe, Masaaki Kitajima. Wastewater-based Epidemiology for Understanding COVID-19 Prevalence and Early Detection of Variant. Environmental Biotechnology, 22(1) 91‒95, 2022.