Real-time public health interventions driven by wastewater and environmental surveillance during Uganda’s 2025 martyrs day mass gathering

This first real-time WES deployment during a Sub-Saharan mass gathering demonstrates its value for early detection, rapid response, and multi-pathogen surveillance. The effective use of surveillance data to trigger coordinated, multi-agency interventions underscores WES as a vital component of mass-gathering preparedness within global health security frameworks.