2024

Academic papers

1. State-space modeling using wastewater virus and epidemiological data to estimate reported COVID-19 cases and the potential infection numbers
   Syun-suke Kadoya, Yubing Li, Yilei Wang, Hiroyuki Katayama, Daisuke Sano
   Journal of the Royal Society Interface, accepted.
2. Quantitative microbial risk assessment of antibiotic-resistant Salmonella enterica contaminating hydroponic leafy vegetables
   Shun Takayama, Qian Zhang, Ye Htut Zwe, Dan Li, Daisuke Sano, Wakana Oishi
   Microbial Risk Analysis, accepted.
3. Stochastic dual coordinate ascent for learning sign constrained linear predictors
   Yuya Takada, Rikuto Mochida, Miya Nakajima, Syun-suke Kadoya, Daisuke Sano, Tsuyoshi Kato
   IEICE Transactions, in press.
4. Network-based virus dynamics simulation: Evaluating the fomite disinfection effectiveness on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in indoor environment
   Syun-suke Kadoya, Sewwandi Bandara, Masayuki Ogata, Takayuki Miura, Michiko Bando, Daisuke Sano
   Infectious Disease Modelling, March 2025, 10(1), 229-239.
5. Investigating potential auxiliary anaerobic digestion activity of phage under polyvinyl chloride microplastic stress
   Bei Zang, Hang Zhou, Yubin Zhao, Daisuke Sano, Rong Chen
   Journal of Hazardous Materials, December 2024, 480, 135950.
6. Disinfection of extracellular antibiotic resistance genes using peracetic acid (PAA) and performic acid (PFA)
   Mohan Amarasiri, Hiroki Kobayashi, Takashi Furukawa, Daisuke Sano, Kazunari Sei
   Environmental Technology & Innovation, November 2024, 36, 103862.
7. Identification of protein biomarkers in wastewater linked to the incidence of COVID-19
   Luhur Akbar Devianto, Mohan Amarasiri, Luyao Wang, Takehito Iizuka, Daisuke Sano
   Science of the Total Environment, November 2024, 951, 175649.
8. Quantitative evaluation of water, sanitation, and hygiene measures on COVID-19 pandemic peak reduction in the Philippines
   Sewwandi Bandara, Clyde Dapat, Wakana Oishi, Emmanuel Kagning Tsinda, Mayuko Saito, Daisuke Sano
   Science of the Total Environment, November 2024, 949, 175055.
9. Community-based Mpox surveillance with throw-away condoms in the Global South
   Dhammika Leshan Wannigama, Mohan Amarasiri , Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen, Cameron Hurst, Charin Modchang, John Jefferson V. Besa, Kazuhiko Miyanaga, Longzhu Cui, Stefan Fernandez, Angkana T. Huang, Puey Ounjai, Pathogen Hunters Research Team, Andrew C Singer, Naveen Kumar Devanga Ragupathi , Takashi Furukawa, Kazunari Sei, Asuka Nanbo, Asada Leelahavanichkul, Talerngsak Kanjanabuch, Tanittha Chatsuwan, Paul G. Higgins, Daisuke Sano, Anthony Kicic, Jürgen Kurt Rockstroh, William M Shafer, Sam Trowsdale, Parichart Hongsing, Aisha Khatib, Kenji Shibuya, Shuichi Abe
   The Lancet Infectious Diseases, October 2024, 24(10), e610-e613.
10. Identification of environmental, socioeconomic, Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WaSH) factors associated with COVID-19 incidence in the Phillippines: A nationwide modelling study
    Sewwandi Bandara, Clyde Dapat, Wakana Oishi, Emmanuel Kagning Tsinda, Lea Necitas G. Apostol, Naoko Hirayama, Mayuko Saito, Daisuke Sano
    Science of the Total Environment, October 2024, 946, 174214.
11. A soft-sensor approach for predicting an indicator virus removal efficiency of a pilot-scale anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR)
    Syun-suke Kadoya, Yifan Zhu, Rong Chen, Chao Rong, Yu-you Li, Daisuke Sano
    Journal of Water and Health, June 2024, 22(6), 967–977.
12. Effect of environmental factors on conjugative transfer of antibiotic resistance genes in aquatic settings
    Katayoun Dadeh Amirfard, Momoko Moriyama, Satoru Suzuki, Daisuke Sano
    Journal of Applied Microbiology, June 2024, 135(6), lxae129.
13. Removal of RNA viruses from swine wastewater using anaerobic membrane bioreactor: Performance and mechanisms
    Yu Li, Baolei Wu , Xuanyu Zhai, Qian Li, Chenlong Fan, Yu-You Li, Daisuke Sano, Rong Chen
    Journal of Hazardous Materials, June 2024, 471, 134296.
14. Increased fecal shedding in SARS-CoV-2 new variants BA.2.86 and offspring JN.1 compared to other omicron variants
    Dhammika Leshan Wannigama, Mohan Amarasiri, Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen, Cameron Hurst, Charin Modchang, Sudarat Chadsuthi, Suparinthon Anupong, Kazuhiko Miyanaga, Longzhu Cui, Stefan Fernandez, Angkana T. Huang, Puey Ounjai, Andrew C Singer, Naveen Kumar Devanga Ragupathi, Daisuke Sano, Takashi Furukawa, Kazunari Sei, Asada Leelahavanichkul, Talerngsak Kanjanabuch, Tanittha Chatsuwan, Paul G. Higgins, Asuka Nanbo, Anthony Kicic, Richard Siow, Sam Trowsdale, Parichart Hongsing, Aisha Khatib, Kenji Shibuya, Shuichi Abe, Hitoshi Ishikawa, Pathogen Hunters Research Team
    The Lancet Infectious Diseases, June 2024, 24(6), e348-e350.
15. Pepper mild mottle virus intended for use as a process indicator for drinking water treatment: present forms and quantitative relations to norovirus and rotavirus in surface water
    Takayuki Miura, Syun-suke Kadoya, Yohei Miura, Hiroyuki Takino, Michihiro Akiba, Daisuke Sano, Takahiro Masuda
    Water Research, June 2024, 257, 121713.
16. Wastewater-based epidemiological surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 new variants BA.2.86 and offspring JN.1 in South and Southeast Asia
    Dhammika Leshan Wannigama, Mohan Amarasiri, Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen, Cameron Hurst, Charin Modchang, Sudarat Chadsuthi, Suparinthon Anupong, Kazuhiko Miyanaga, Longzhu Cui, W.K.C.P. Werawatte, Ali Hosseini Rad S. M., Stefan Fernandez, Angkana T. Huang, Porames Vatanaprasan, Thammakorn Saethang, Sirirat Luk-in, Robin James Storer, Puey Ounjai, Naveen Kumar Devanga Ragupathi, Phitsanuruk Kanthawee, Bernadina Cynthia, John Jefferson V. Besa, Asada Leelahavanichkul, Talerngsak Kanjanabuch, Paul G. Higgins, Asuka Nanbo, Anthony Kicic, Andrew C Singer, Tanittha Chatsuwan, Sam Trowsdale, Takashi Furukawa, Kazunari Sei, Daisuke Sano, T Ryan Gregory, Hitoshi Ishikawa, Kenji Shibuya, Aisha Khatib, Shuichi, Parichart Hongsing
    Journal of Travel Medicine, May 2024, 31(4), taae040.
17. Genetic diversity of murine norovirus populations less susceptible to chlorine
    Aken Puti Wanguyun, Wakana Oishi, Andri Rachmadi, Kazuhiko Katayama, Daisuke Sano
    Frontiers in Microbiology, section Virology, April 2024, 15, 1372641.
18. Multiple pathogen contamination of water, hands, and fomites in rural Nepal and the effect of WaSH interventions
    Sital Uprety, Isaac Ngo, Marika Maggos, Bipin Dangol, Samendra P Sherchan, Joanna Shishler, Mohan Amarasiri, Daisuke Sano, Thanh H Nguyen
    International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, April 2024, 257, 114341.
19. Multi-target tobit models for completing water quality data
    Yuya Takada, Daisuke Sano, Syun-suke Kadoya, Tsuyoshi Kato
    IPSJ Transactions on Mathematical Modeling and its Application, March 2024, 17(2), 21-29.
20. Exploring indoor and outdoor dust as a potential tool for detection and monitoring of COVID-19 transmission
    Suparinthon Anupong, Sudarat Chadsuthi, Parichart Hongsing, Cameron Hurst, Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen, Ali Hosseini Rad S. M., Stefan Fernandez, Angkana T. Huang, Porames Vatanaprasan, Thammakorn Saethang, Sirirat Luk-in, Robin James Storer, Puey Ounjai, Naveen Kumar Devanga Ragupathi, Phitsanuruk Kanthawee, Natharin Ngamwongsatit, Vishnu Nayak Badavath, Wanwara Thuptimdang, Asada Leelahavanichkul, Talerngsak Kanjanabuch, Kazuhiko Miyanaga, Longzhu Cui, Asuka Nanbo, Kenji Shibuya, Rosalyn Kupwiwat, Daisuke Sano, Takashi Furukawa, Kazunari Sei, Paul G. Higgins, Anthony Kicic, Andrew C Singer, Tanittha Chatsuwan, Sam Trowsdale, Shuichi Abe, Hitoshi Ishikawa, Mohan Amarasiri, Charin Modchang, Dhammika Leshan Wannigama
    iScience, March 2024, 27(3), 109043.
21. Sensitivity evaluation of enveloped and non-enveloped viruses to ethanol using machine learning: a systematic review
    Aken Puti Wanguyun, Wakana Oishi, Daisuke Sano
    Food and Environmental Virology, March 2024, 16(1), 1-13.

Invited Speech

1. Human health risk management in wastewater reclamation and reuse
   Daisuke Sano
   Curtin-Tohoku Joint Research Colloquium
   Curtin University, Australia
   Nov. 4th, 2024

International Conference Presentations

1. Exploring the influence of ZnO powder on bacterial biofilm formation and conjugation frequency utilizing a wastewater influent isolate
   Katayoun Dadeh Amirfard, Satorus Suzuki, Daisuke Sano
   IWA Biofilms 2024 Conference
   Shanghai, China
   October 24-26, 2024
2. Prediction of COVID-19 cases based on various explanatory variables using
   machine learning methods
   Takehito Iizuka, Wang Luyao, Zhu Yifan, Wakana Oishi, Daisuke Sano
   International Symposium for Food and Environmental Virology 2024 (ISFEV2024)
   Shimadzu Tokyo Innovation Plaza
   June 9-14, 2024
3. The adaptation of murine norovirus populations to chlorine
   Aken Puti Wanguyun, Wakana Oishi, Andri Taruna Rachmadi, Kazuhiko Katayama, Daisuke Sano
   International Symposium for Food and Environmental Virology 2024 (ISFEV2024)
   Shimadzu Tokyo Innovation Plaza
   June 9-14, 2024
4. Pepper mild mottle virus as a process indicator for drinking water treatment: occurrence in surface waters and treatment target
   Takayuki Miura, Syun-suke Kadoya, Yohei Miura, Daisuke Sano, Nobutaka Shirasaki, Hiroyuki Katayama, Takanori Masuda, Yoshihiko Matsui
   International Symposium for Food and Environmental Virology 2024 (ISFEV2024)
   Shimadzu Tokyo Innovation Plaza
   June 9-14, 2024
5. Susceptibility of virus populations to disinfectants
   Aken Puti Wanguyun, Wakana Oishi, ADaisuke Sano
   Human and Environmental Security Symposium
   Tohoku University
   June 6, 2024
6. Determination of environmental, socio-economic, water, sanitation, and hygiene factors associated with infectious disease incidence
   Sewwandi Bandara, Clyde Dapat, Wakana Oishi, Emmanuel Kagning Tsinda, Naoko Hirayama, Mayuko Saito, Daisuke Sano
   Human and Environmental Security Symposium
   Tohoku University
   June 6, 2024
7. Environmental predictive microbiology for treatment and safe use of sanitation products
   Wakana Oishi, Daisuke Sano
   Human and Environmental Security Symposium
   Tohoku University
   June 6, 2024
8. Antibiotic resistant bacteria and their genes in aquatic environments and possible inactivation methods
   Mohan Amarasiri
   Human and Environmental Security Symposium
   Tohoku University
   June 6, 2024