Assoc. Prof. Sano contributed to the publication of WHO technical brief with regards to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH) and wastewater management. Technical brief on water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH) and wastewater management to prevent infections and reduce the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) Authors: World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization, World Organization for Animal Health https://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/publications/wash-wastewater-management-to-prevent-infections-and-reduce-amr/en/
HRWM Workshop for pathogen risk management for drinking water consumption will be held at the IWA Water and Development Congress and Exhibition 2025 (Dec. 8-12, 2025, Bangkok, Thailand) →FINISHED You can find the details of the IWA Water and Development Congress and Exhibition 2025 from the following link: https://waterdevelopmentcongress.org/
The following research news was released at Tohoku University website: Bacterial Energy Model Reveals How Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Spreads in Environment Paper information: Energy allocation trade-offs among conjugative transfer, biofilm formation, and heavy metal resistance: A dynamic energy budget theory perspective Katayoun Dadeh Amirfard, Mohan Amarasiri, Daisuke Sano* Water Research, March 2026, 291, 125216.
What do we know about antimicrobial resistance in aquatic environments? On the release of an important new Special Issue, Editors of Journal of Water & Health tell us more about this crucial topic in water and sanitation. Maronel Steyn, Tasha M. Santiago-Rodriguez, Daisuke Sano & Gary Toranzos https://www.iwapublishing.com/news/special-issue-water-health-author-blog-post