Analysis of Fecal Sludges Reveals Common Enteric Pathogens in Urban Maputo, Mozambique

Abstract

) in the same rank order in both matrices. We did not observe the same trend for viral pathogens or soil-transmitted helminths, however. Our results suggest that sampling fecal sludges from onsite sanitation offers potential for localized pathogen surveillance in low-income settings where enteric pathogen prevalence is high.