Graduation Thesis: Development of a cation-coated filter method to concentrate viruses in tap water and river water. [In Japanese] (March 2002)

Master's Thesis: Evaluation of occurrence of enteric viruses in natural environments, water supply systems, and sewerage systems. [In Japanese] (March 2004)

Doctor Thesis: Quantitative analysis of the fate of enteric viruses in aquatic environments. [In Japanese] (March 2007)

Publications in English

1. Eiji Haramoto, Hiroyuki Katayama, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2004. Detection of noroviruses in tap water in Japan by means of a new method for concentrating enteric viruses in large volumes of freshwater. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 70(4):2154-2160.
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2. Eiji Haramoto, Hiroyuki Katayama, Kumiko Oguma, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2005. Application of cation-coated filter method to detection of noroviruses, enteroviruses, adenoviruses, and torque teno viruses in the Tamagawa River in Japan. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 71(5):2403-2411.
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3. Eiji Haramoto, Hiroyuki Katayama, Kumiko Oguma, Hiromasa Yamashita, Hideichiro Nakajima, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2005. One-year monthly monitoring of torque teno virus (TTV) in wastewater treatment plants in Japan. Water Research. 39(10):2008-2013.
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4. Eiji Haramoto, Hiroyuki Katayama, Kumiko Oguma, Yukio Koibuchi, Hiroaki Furumai, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2006. Effects of rainfall on the occurrence of human adenoviruses, total coliforms, and Escherichia coli in seawater. Water Science and Technology. 54(3):225-230.
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5. Eiji Haramoto, Hiroyuki Katayama, Kumiko Oguma, Hiromasa Yamashita, Atsushi Tajima, Hideichiro Nakajima, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2006. Seasonal profiles of human noroviruses and indicator bacteria in wastewater treatment plant in Tokyo, Japan. Water Science and Technology. 54(11-12):301-308.
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6. Yoshifumi Masago, Hiroyuki Katayama, Toru Watanabe, Eiji Haramoto, Atsushi Hashimoto, Tatsuo Omura, Tsuyoshi Hirata, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2006. Quantitative risk assessment of noroviruses in drinking water based on qualitative data in Japan. Environmental Science & Technology. 40(23):7428-7433.
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7. Eiji Haramoto, Masaaki Kitajima, Hiroyuki Katayama, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2007. Detection of koi herpesvirus DNA in river water in Japan. Journal of Fish Diseases. 30(1):59-61.
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8. Eiji Haramoto, Hiroyuki Katayama, Kumiko Oguma, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2007. Recovery of naked viral genomes in water by virus concentration methods. Journal of Virological Methods. 142(1-2):169-173.
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9. Eiji Haramoto, Hiroyuki Katayama, Kumiko Oguma, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2007. Quantitative analysis of human enteric adenoviruses in aquatic environments. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 103(6):2153-2159.
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10. Eiji Haramoto, Hiroyuki Katayama, Chanetta Phanuwan, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2008. Quantitative detection of sapoviruses in wastewater and river water in Japan. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 46(3):408-413.
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11. Hiroyuki Katayama, Eiji Haramoto, Kumiko Oguma, Hiromasa Yamashita, Atsushi Tajima, Hideichiro Nakajima, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2008. One-year monthly quantitative survey of noroviruses, enteroviruses and adenoviruses in wastewater collected from six plants in Japan. Water Research. 42(6-7):1441-1448.
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12. Eiji Haramoto, Hiroyuki Katayama, Etsuko Utagawa, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2008. Development of sample storage methods for detecting enteric viruses in environmental water. Journal of Virological Methods. 151(1):1-6.
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13. Eiji Haramoto, Hiroyuki Katayama, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2008. Quantification and genotyping of torque teno virus at a wastewater treatment plant in Japan. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 74(23):7434-7436.
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14. Eiji Haramoto, Masaaki Kitajima, Hiroyuki Katayama, Takafumi Ito, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2009. Development of virus concentration methods for detection of koi herpesvirus in water. Journal of Fish Diseases. 32(3):297-300.
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15. Eiji Haramoto, Masaaki Kitajima, Hiroyuki Katayama, Mari Asami, Michihiro Akiba, and Shoichi Kunikane. 2009. Application of real-time PCR assays to genotyping of F-specific phages in river water and sediments in Japan. Water Research. 43(15):3759-3764.
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16. Eiji Haramoto, Hiroyuki Katayama, Etsuko Utagawa, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2009. Recovery of human norovirus from water by virus concentration methods. Journal of Virological Methods. 160(1-2):206-209.
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17. Masaaki Kitajima, Koichi Matsubara, Sethy Sour, Eiji Haramoto, Hiroyuki Katayama, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2009. First detection of genotype 3 hepatitis E virus RNA in river water in Cambodia. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 103(9):955-957.
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18. Masaaki Kitajima, Eiji Haramoto, Chanetta Phanuwan, Hiroyuki Katayama, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2009. Detection of genogroup IV norovirus in wastewater and river water in Japan. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 49(5):655-658.
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19. Eiji Haramoto, Masaaki Kitajima, Hiroyuki Katayama, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2010. Real-time PCR detection of adenoviruses, polyomaviruses, and torque teno viruses in river water in Japan. Water Research. 44(6):1747-1752.
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20. Masaaki Kitajima, Yukinobu Tohya, Koichi Matsubara, Eiji Haramoto, Etsuko Utagawa, and Hiroyuki Katayama. 2010. Chlorine inactivation of human norovirus, murine norovirus and poliovirus in drinking water. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 51(1):119-121.
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21. Masaaki Kitajima, Tomoichiro Oka, Eiji Haramoto, Hiroyuki Katayama, Naokazu Takeda, Kazuhiko Katayama, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2010. Detection and genetic analysis of human sapoviruses in river water in Japan. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 76(8):2461-2467.
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22. Masaaki Kitajima, Tomoichiro Oka, Eiji Haramoto, Naokazu Takeda, Kazuhiko Katayama, and Hiroyuki Katayama. 2010. Seasonal distribution and genetic diversity of genogroups I, II, and IV noroviruses in the Tamagawa River, Japan. Environmental Science & Technology. 44(18):7116-7122.
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23. Masaaki Kitajima, Tomoichiro Oka, Eiji Haramoto, Chanetta Phanuwan, Naokazu Takeda, Kazuhiko Katayama, and Hiroyuki Katayama. 2011. Genetic diversity of genogroup IV noroviruses in wastewater in Japan. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 52(2):181-184.
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24. Masaaki Kitajima, Eiji Haramoto, Chanetta Phanuwan, and Hiroyuki Katayama. 2011. Prevalence and genetic diversity of Aichi viruses in wastewater and river water in Japan. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 77(6):2184-2187.
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25. Masaaki Kitajima, Eiji Haramoto, Chanetta Phanuwan, and Hiroyuki Katayama. 2011. Genotype distribution of human sapoviruses in wastewater in Japan. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 77(12):4226-4229.
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26. Naohiro Kishida, Masayuki Nakano, Kyungju Kim, Eiji Haramoto, Shigemitsu Morita, Mari Asami, and Michihiro Akiba. 2011. Annual and diurnal profiles of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in river water in Japan. Journal of Water and Environment Technology. 9(2):225-233.
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27. Eiji Haramoto, Kaoru Yamada, and Kei Nishida. 2011. Prevalence of protozoa, viruses, coliphages and indicator bacteria in groundwater and river water in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 105(12):711-716.
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28. Masaaki Kitajima, Eiji Haramoto, Chanetta Phanuwan, Hiroyuki Katayama, and Hiroaki Furumai. 2012. Molecular detection and genotyping of human noroviruses in influent and effluent water at a wastewater treatment plant in Japan. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 112(3):605-613.
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29. Eiji Haramoto, Mikie Otagiri, Hiroshi Morita, and Masaaki Kitajima. 2012. Genogroup distribution of F-specific coliphages in wastewater and river water in the Kofu basin in Japan. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 54(4):367-373.
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30. Yureana Wijayanti, Takashi Nakamura, Kei Nishida, Eiji Haramoto, and Yasushi Sakamoto. 2012. Identification of groundwater recharge and nitrate pollution in the Kanegawa alluvial fan of the Kofu basin, Japan, using stable isotopes and ions. Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. B1 (Hydraulic Engineering). 68(4):I_199-I_204.
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31. Eiji Haramoto, Hiroyuki Katayama, Mari Asami, and Michihiro Akiba. 2012. Development of a novel method for simultaneous concentration of viruses and protozoa from a single water sample. Journal of Virological Methods. 182(1-2):62-69.
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32. Naohiro Kishida, Hisao Morita, Eiji Haramoto, Mari Asami, and Michihiro Akiba. 2012. One-year weekly survey of noroviruses and enteric adenoviruses in the Tone River water in Tokyo metropolitan area, Japan. Water Research. 46(9):2905-2910.
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33. Eiji Haramoto, Masaaki Kitajima, Naohiro Kishida, Hiroyuki Katayama, Mari Asami, and Michihiro Akiba. 2012. Occurrence of viruses and protozoa in drinking water sources of Japan and their relationship to indicator microorganisms. Food and Environmental Virology. 4(3):93-101.
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34. Yureana Wijayanti, Takashi Nakamura, Kei Nishida, Eiji Haramoto, and Yasushi Sakamoto. 2013. Groundwater nitrate contamination in small agriculture area: assessing the source and process using isotopes and ions. Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. B1 (Hydraulic Engineering). 69(4):I_223-I_228.
    
    
35. Eiji Haramoto and Mikie Otagiri. 2013. Prevalence and genetic diversity of klassevirus in wastewater in Japan. Food and Environmental Virology. 5(1):46-51.
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36. Eiji Haramoto and Hiroyuki Katayama. 2013. Application of acidic elution to virus concentration using electropositive filters. Food and Environmental Virology. 5(1):77-80.
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37. Eiji Haramoto, Masaaki Kitajima, and Mikie Otagiri. 2013. Development of a reverse transcription-quantitative PCR assay for detection of salivirus/klassevirus. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 79(11):3529-3532.
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38. Yureana Wijayanti, Takashi Nakamura, Kei Nishida, Eiji Haramoto, and Yasushi Sakamoto. 2013. Seasonal differences and source estimation of groundwater nitrate contamination. Journal of Water and Environment Technology. 11(3):163-174.
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39. Masaaki Kitajima, Akihiko Hata, Teruo Yamashita, Eiji Haramoto, Hiroko Minagawa, and Hiroyuki Katayama. 2013. Development of a reverse transcription-quantitative PCR system for detection and genotyping of Aichi viruses in clinical and environmental samples. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 79(13):3952-3958.
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40. Eiji Haramoto, Masaaki Kitajima, Naohiro Kishida, Yoshiaki Konno, Hiroyuki Katayama, Mari Asami, and Michihiro Akiba. 2013. Occurrence of pepper mild mottle virus in drinking water sources in Japan. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 79(23):7413-7418.
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41. Eiji Haramoto and Mikie Otagiri. 2014. Occurrence of human cosavirus in wastewater and river water in Japan. Food and Environmental Virology. 6(1):62-66.
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42. Masaaki Kitajima, Eiji Haramoto, Brandon C. Iker, and Charles P. Gerba. 2014. Occurrence of Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and Cyclospora in influent and effluent water at wastewater treatment plants in Arizona. Science of the Total Environment. 484:129-136.
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43. Naohiro Kishida, Naohiro Noda, Eiji Haramoto, Mamoru Kawaharasaki, Michihiro Akiba, and Yuji Sekiguchi. 2014. Quantitative detection of human enteric adenoviruses in river water by microfluidic digital polymerase chain reaction. Water Science and Technology. 70(3):555-560.
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44. Masaaki Kitajima, Brandon C. Iker, Andri T. Rachmadi, Eiji Haramoto, and Charles P. Gerba. 2014. Quantification and genetic analysis of salivirus/klassevirus in wastewater in Arizona, USA. Food and Environmental Virology. 6(3):213-216.
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45. Sadhana Shrestha, Eiji Haramoto, Rabin Malla, and Kei Nishida. 2015. Risk of diarrhoea from shallow groundwater contaminated with enteropathogens in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Journal of Water and Health. 13(1):259-269.
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46. Eiji Haramoto, Saki Fujino, and Mikie Otagiri. 2015. Distinct behaviors of infectious F-specific RNA coliphage genogroups at a wastewater treatment plant. Science of the Total Environment. 520:32-38.
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47. Masaaki Kitajima, Andri T. Rachmadi, Brandon C. Iker, Eiji Haramoto, Ian L. Pepper, and Charles P. Gerba. 2015. Occurrence and genetic diversity of human cosavirus in influent and effluent of wastewater treatment plants in Arizona, United States. Archives of Virology. 160(7):1775-1779.
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48. Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Dinesh Bhandari, Sarmila Tandukar, Sadhana Shrestha, Hayato Yoshinaga, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Kei Nishida, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2015. Detection of Cryptosporidium, Giardia, fecal indicator bacteria, and total bacteria in commercial jar water in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Journal of Institute of Medicine. 37(2):10-15.
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49. Shankar Shrestha, Eiji Haramoto, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Junko Shindo. 2016. Detection of coliform bacteria in irrigation water and on vegetable surfaces in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal. Journal of Institute of Medicine. 38(1):43-47.
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50. Dinesh Bhandari, Sarmila Tandukar, Eiji Haramoto, and Jeevan B. Sherchand. 2016. Determination of fecal indicator bacteria in shallow and deep groundwater sources in the Kathmandu valley, Nepal. Naresuan University Engineering Journal. 11(1):43-46.
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51. Shankar Shrestha, Eiji Haramoto, Jeevan B. Sherchand, Sudarshan Rajbhandari, Meera Prajapati, and Junko Shindo. 2016. Seasonal variation of microbial quality of irrigation water in different sources in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Naresuan University Engineering Journal. 11(1):57-62.
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52. Shankar Shrestha, Eiji Haramoto, Jeevan B. Sherchand, Sudeep Hada, Sudarshan Rajbhandari, and Junko Shindo. 2016. Prevalence of protozoa and indicator bacteria in wastewater irrigation sources in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: cases from Kirtipur, Bhaktapur and Madhyapur Thimi municipalities. Journal of Water and Environment Technology. 14(3):149-157.
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53. Masaaki Kitajima, Andri T. Rachmadi, Brandon C. Iker, Eiji Haramoto, and Charles P. Gerba. 2016. Genetically distinct genogroup IV norovirus strains identified in wastewater. Archives of Virology. 161(12):3521-3525.
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54. Ryota Kataoka, Katsuhiko Nagasaka, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Hideki Yamamura, Shoya Shinohara, Eiji Haramoto, Masayuki Hayakawa, and Yasushi Sakamoto. 2017. Hairy vetch (Vicia villosa), as a green manure, increases fungal biomass, fungal community composition, and phosphatase activity in soil. Applied Soil Ecology. 117-118:16-20.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2017.04.015
    
    
55. Eiji Haramoto and Masaaki Kitajima. 2017. Quantification and genotyping of Aichi virus 1 in water samples in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Food and Environmental Virology. 9(3):350-353.
    DOI: 10.1007/s12560-017-9283-7
    
    
56. Shankar Shrestha, Eiji Haramoto, and Junko Shindo. 2017. Assessing the infection risk of enteropathogens from consumption of raw vegetables washed with contaminated water in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 123(5):1321-1334.
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57. Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Bikash Malla, Dinesh Bhandari, Sarmila Tandukar, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2017. Next-generation sequencing identification of pathogenic bacterial genes and their relationship with fecal indicator bacteria in different water sources in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Science of the Total Environment. 601-602:278-284.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.105
    
    
58. Sarmila Tandukar, Jeevan B. Sherchand, Jia Xue, Sital Uprety, Samendra P. Sherchan, Dinesh Bhandari, Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Laxmi Parajuli, Shristi Poudel, Ashmita Dhital, and Eiji Haramoto. 2018. Prevalence and associated risk factors of Giardia duodenalis infection among school-going children in Nepal. Parasitology Research. 117(1):287-293.
    DOI: 10.1007/s00436-017-5706-5
    
    
59. Sadhana Shrestha, Shankar Shrestha, Junko Shindo, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2018. Virological quality of irrigation water sources and pepper mild mottle virus and tobacco mosaic virus as index of pathogenic virus contamination level. Food and Environmental Virology. 10(1):107-120.
    DOI: 10.1007/s12560-017-9324-2
    
    
60. Eiji Haramoto. 2018. Detection of waterborne protozoa, viruses, and bacteria in groundwater and other water samples in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. 120(1):012004.
    DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/120/1/012004
    
    
61. Luis Alfaro, Eiji Haramoto, and Yasushi Sakamoto. 2018. Laboratory-scale experiment measuring Escherichia coli infiltration in saturated soil columns. Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. B1 (Hydraulic Engineering). 74(4):I_31-I_36.
    DOI: doi.org/10.2208/jscejhe.74.I_31
    
    
62. Sarmila Tandukar, Jeevan B. Sherchand, Dinesh Bhandari, Samendra P. Sherchan, Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, and Eiji Haramoto. 2018. Presence of human enteric viruses, protozoa, and indicators of pathogens in the Bagmati River, Nepal. Pathogens. 7(2):38.
    DOI: 10.3390/pathogens7020038
    
    
63. Eiji Haramoto, Masaaki Kitajima, Akihiko Hata, Jason R. Torrey, Yoshifumi Masago, Daisuke Sano, and Hiroyuki Katayama. 2018. A review on recent progress in the detection methods and prevalence of human enteric viruses in water. Water Research. 135:168-186.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.02.004
    
    
64. Masaaki Kitajima, Andri T. Rachmadi, Brandon C. Iker, Eiji Haramoto, and Charles P. Gerba. 2018. Temporal variations in genotype distribution of human sapoviruses and Aichi virus 1 in wastewater in southern Arizona, United States. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 124(5):1324-1332.
    DOI: 10.1111/jam.13712
    
    
65. Daisuke Inoue, Hayato Yoshinaga, Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Sarmila Tandukar, Dinesh Bhandari, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Jeevan B. Sherchand, Eiji Haramoto, and Kazunari Sei. 2018. Comprehensive detection of pathogenic bacteria in jar water, community well groundwater, and environmental water in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Japanese Journal of Water Treatment Biology. 54(2):65-72.
    DOI: 10.2521/jswtb.54.65
    
    
66. Bradley W. Schmitz, Hitoha Moriyama, Eiji Haramoto, Masaaki Kitajima, Samendra Sherchan, Charles P. Gerba, and Ian L. Pepper. 2018. Reduction of Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and fecal indicators by Bardenpho wastewater treatment. Environmental Science & Technology. 52(12):7015-7023.
    DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b05876
    
    
67. Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Sarmila Tandukar, Dinesh Bhandari, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2018. Validation of host-specific Bacteroidales quantitative PCR assays and their application to microbial source tracking of drinking water sources in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 125(2):609-619.
    DOI: 10.1111/jam.13884
    
    
68. Akihiko Hata, Masaaki Kitajima, Eiji Haramoto, Suntae Lee, Masaru Ihara, Charles P. Gerba, and Hiroaki Tanaka. 2018. Next-generation amplicon sequencing identifies genetically diverse human astroviruses, including recombinant strains, in environmental waters. Scientific Reports. 8:11837.
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-30217-y
    
    
69. Sadhana Shrestha, Takashi Nakamura, Jun Magome, Yoko Aihara, Naoki Kondo, Eiji Haramoto, Bikash Malla, Junko Shindo, and Kei Nishida. 2018. Groundwater use and diarrhoea in urban Nepal: novel application of a geostatistical interpolation technique linking environmental and epidemiologic survey data. International Health. 10(5):324-332.
    DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihy037
    
    
70. Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Bikash Malla, Sarmila Tandukar, Dinesh Bhandari, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2018. Development of a quantitative PCR assay for Arcobacter spp. and its application to environmental water samples. Microbes and Environments. 33(3):309-316.
    DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.ME18052
    
    
71. Eiji Haramoto and Rui Osada. 2018 Assessment and application of host-specific Bacteroidales genetic markers for microbial source tracking of river water in Japan. PLOS ONE. 13(11):e0207727.
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207727
    
    
72. Luis Alfaro, Eiji Haramoto, and Yasushi Sakamoto. 2018. Examination of infiltration rate change in saturated soil inoculated with Escherichia coli at high temperature using three measuring methods. Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. B1 (Hydraulic Engineering). 74(5):I_349-I_354.
    DOI: 10.2208/jscejhe.74.5_I_349
    
    
73. Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Sarmila Tandukar, Dinesh Bhandari, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2018. Identification of human and animal fecal contamination in drinking water sources in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, using host-associated Bacteroidales quantitative PCR assays. Water. 10(12):1796.
    DOI: 10.3390/w10121796
    
    
74. Sarmila Tandukar, Jeevan B. Sherchand, Surendra Karki, Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Dinesh Bhandari, Ocean Thakali, and Eiji Haramoto. 2019. Co-infection by waterborne enteric viruses in children with gastroenteritis in Nepal. Healthcare. 7(1):9.
    DOI: 10.3390/healthcare7010009
    
    
75. Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Kazuko Sawada, Daisuke Inoue, Hayato Yoshinaga, Bikash Malla, Sarmila Tandukar, Dinesh Bhandari, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Kazunari Sei, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2019. Comparison of pathogenic bacteria in water and fecal-source samples in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, using high-throughput DNA microarray. Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research. 17(5):13074-13081.
    DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2019.17.003060
    
    
76. Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Sarmila Tandukar, Dinesh Bhandari, Ocean Thakali, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2019. Detection of pathogenic viruses, pathogen indicators, and fecal-source markers within tanker water and their sources in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Pathogens. 8(2):81.
    DOI: 10.3390/pathogens8020081
    
    
77. Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Sarmila Tandukar, Dinesh Bhandari, Samendra P. Sherchan, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2019. Prevalence of Arcobacter and other pathogenic bacteria in river water in Nepal. Water. 11(7):1416.
    DOI: 10.3390/w11071416
    
    
78. Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2019. Identification of 16S rRNA and virulence-associated genes of Arcobacter in water samples in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Pathogens. 8(3):110.
    DOI: 10.3390/pathogens8030110
    
    
79. Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Sarmila Tandukar, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2019. Performance evaluation of human-specific viral markers and application of pepper mild mottle virus and crAssphage to environmental water samples as fecal pollution markers in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Food and Environmental Virology. 11(3):274-287.
    DOI: 10.1007/s12560-019-09389-x
    
    
80. Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Samendra P. Sherchan, Masaaki Kitajima, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Charles P. Gerba, and Eiji Haramoto. 2019. Reduction of Arcobacter at two conventional wastewater treatment plants in southern Arizona, USA. Pathogens. 8(4):175.
    DOI: 10.3390/pathogens8040175
    
    
81. Bikash Malla, Koki Makise, Koki Nakaya, Taizo Mochizuki, Takahiro Yamada, and Eiji Haramoto. 2019. Evaluation of human- and animal-specific viral markers and application of crAssphage, pepper mild mottle virus, and tobacco mosaic virus as potential fecal pollution markers to river water in Japan. Food and Environmental Virology. 11(4):446-452.
    DOI: 10.1007/s12560-019-09398-w
    
    
82. Keita Yanagimoto, Takaya Yamagami, Kosei Uematsu, and Eiji Haramoto. 2020. Characterization of Salmonella isolates from wastewater treatment plant influents to estimate unreported cases and infection sources of salmonellosis. Pathogens. 9(1):52.
    DOI: 10.3390/pathogens9010052
    
    
83. Ocean Thakali, Sarmila Tandukar, John P. Brooks, Samendra P. Sherchan, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2020. The occurrence of antibiotic resistance genes in an urban river in Nepal. Water. 12(2):450.
    DOI: 10.3390/w12020450
    
    
84. Sarmila Tandukar, Samendra P. Sherchan, and Eiji Haramoto. 2020. Applicability of crAssphage, pepper mild mottle virus, and tobacco mosaic virus as indicators of reduction of enteric viruses during wastewater treatment. Scientific Reports. 10:3616.
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-60547-9
    
    
85. Lauren M. Ward, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Sarmila Tandukar, Jeevan B. Sherchand, Eiji Haramoto, and Samendra P. Sherchan. 2020. Evaluation of crAssphage marker for tracking fecal contamination in river water in Nepal. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution. 231(6):282.
    DOI: 10.1007/s11270-020-04648-1
    
    
86. Ocean Thakali, John P. Brooks, Shalina Shahin, Samendra P. Sherchan, and Eiji Haramoto. 2020. Removal of antibiotic resistance genes at two conventional wastewater treatment plants of Louisiana, USA. Water. 12(6):1729.
    DOI: 10.3390/w12061729
    
    
87. Aaron Bivins, Devin North, Arslan Ahmad, Warish Ahmed, Eric Alm, Frederic Been, Prosun Bhattacharya, Lubertus Bijlsma, Alexandria B. Boehm, Joe Brown, Gianluigi Buttiglieri, Vincenza Calabro, Annalaura Carducci, Sara Castiglioni, Zeynep Cetecioglu Gurol, Sudip Chakraborty, Federico Costa, Stefano Curcio, Francis L. de los Reyes III, Jeseth Delgado Vela, Kata Farkas, Xavier Fernandez-Casi, Charles Gerba, Daniel Gerrity, Rosina Girones, Raul Gonzalez, Eiji Haramoto, Angela Harris, Patricia A. Holden, Md. Tahmidul Islam, Davey L. Jones, Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern, Masaaki Kitajima, Nadine Kotlarz, Manish Kumar, Keisuke Kuroda, Giuseppina La Rosa, Francesca Malpei, Mariana Mautus, Sandra L. McLellan, Gertjan Medema, John Scott Meschke, Jochen Mueller, Ryan J. Newton, David Nilsson, Rachel T. Noble, Alexander van Nuijs, Jordan Peccia, T. Alex Perkins, Amy J. Pickering, Joan Rose, Gloria Sanchez, Adam Smith, Lauren Stadler, Christine Stauber, Kevin Thomas, Tom van der Voorn, Krista Wigginton, Kevin Zhu, and Kyle Bibby. 2020. Wastewater-based epidemiology: global collaborative to maximize contributions in the fight against COVID-19. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(13):7754-7757.
    DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c02388
    
    
88. Bikash Malla and Eiji Haramoto. 2020. Host-specific mitochondrial DNA markers for tracking the sources of fecal pollution. Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health. 16:34-46.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2020.02.006
    
    
89. Warish Ahmed, Masaaki Kitajima, Sarmila Tandukar, and Eiji Haramoto. 2020. Recycled water safety: current status of traditional and emerging viral indicators. Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health. 16:62-72.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2020.02.009
    
    
90. Keita Yanagimoto, Kosei Uematsu, Takaya Yamagami, and Eiji Haramoto. 2020. The circulation of type F Clostridium perfringens among humans, sewage, and Ruditapes philippinarum (asari clams). Pathogens. 9(8):669.
    DOI: 10.3390/pathogens9080669
    
    
91. Yuri Ito, Sadhana Shrestha, Arun Prasad Bhattarai, Eiji Haramoto, Junko Shindo, and Kei Nishida. 2020. Waterborne diarrhoeal infection risk from multiple water sources and the impact of an earthquake. Journal of Water and Health. 18(4):464-476.
    DOI: 10.2166/wh.2020.223
    
    
92. Sarmila Tandukar, Samendra P. Sherchan, and Eiji Haramoto. 2020. Reduction of human enteric and indicator viruses at a wastewater treatment plant in Southern Louisiana, USA. Food and Environmental Virology. 12(3):260-263.
    DOI: 10.1007/s12560-020-09433-1
    
    
93. Sarmila Tandukar, Samendra P. Sherchan, and Eiji Haramoto. 2020. Reduction of pathogenic and indicator viruses at a drinking water treatment plant in Southern Louisiana, USA. Food and Environmental Virology. 12(3):269-273.
    DOI: 10.1007/s12560-020-09436-y
    
    
94. Eiji Haramoto, Bikash Malla, Ocean Thakali, and Masaaki Kitajima. 2020. First environmental surveillance for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater and river water in Japan. Science of the Total Environment. 737:140405.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140405
    
    
95. Masaaki Kitajima, Warish Ahmed, Kyle Bibby, Annalaura Carducci, Charles P. Gerba, Kerry A. Hamilton, Eiji Haramoto, and Joan B. Rose. 2020. SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater: state of the knowledge and research needs. Science of the Total Environment. 739:139076.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139076
    
    
96. Warish Ahmed, Paul Bertsch, Aaron Bivins, Kyle Bibby, Kata Farkas, Amy Gathercole, Eiji Haramoto, Pradip Gyawali, Korajkic Asja, Brian McMinn, Jochen Mueller, Stuart Simpson, Wendy Smith, Erin Symonds, Kevin Thomas, Rory Verhagen, and Masaaki Kitajima. 2020. Comparison of virus concentration methods for the RT-qPCR-based recovery of murine hepatitis virus, a surrogate for SARS-CoV-2 from untreated wastewater. Science of the Total Environment. 739:139960.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139960
    
    
97. Warish Ahmed, Aaron Bivins, Paul M. Bertsch, Kyle Bibby, Phil M. Choi, Kata Farkas, Pradip Gyawali, Kerry A. Hamilton, Eiji Haramoto, Masaaki Kitajima, Stuart L. Simpson, Sarmila Tandukar, Kevin Thomas, and Jochen F. Mueller. 2020. Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater: Methods optimization and quality control are crucial for generating reliable public health information. Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health. 17:82-93.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2020.09.003
    
    
98. Niva Sthapit, Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Sarmila Tandukar, Jeevan B. Sherchand, Eiji Haramoto, and Futaba Kazama. 2020. Investigation of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in groundwater, river water, and fecal sources in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution. 231:557.
    DOI: 10.1007/s11270-020-04920-4
    
    
99. Warish Ahmed, Paul M. Bertsch, Kyle Bibby, Eiji Haramoto, Joanne Hewitt, Flavia Huygens, Pradip Gyawali, Asja Korajkic, Shane Riddell, Samendra P. Sherchan, Stuart L. Simpson, Kwanrawee Sirikanchana, Erin M. Symonds, Rory Verhagen, Seshadri S. Vasan, Masaaki Kitajima, and Aaron Bivins. 2020. Decay of SARS-CoV-2 and surrogate murine hepatitis virus RNA in untreated wastewater to inform application in wastewater-based epidemiology. Environmental Research. 191:110092.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110092
    
    
100. Tomoko Takeda, Masaaki Kitajima, Ngo Thi Thuy Huong, Ahmad Setiyawan, Tjandra Setiadi, Dang The Hung, and Eiji Haramoto. 2021. Institutionalising wastewater surveillance systems to minimise the impact of COVID-19: Cases of Indonesia, Japan and Viet Nam. Water Science and Technology. 83(2):251-256.
     DOI: 10.2166/wst.2020.558
     
     
101. Mai Nakano, Tatsuru Kamei, Bijay Man Shakya, Takashi Nakamura, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Eiji Haramoto, Tadashi Toyama, and Futaba Kazama. 2021. Distribution and community composition of anammox bacteria in shallow groundwater of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Microbes and Environments. 36(1):ME20143.
     DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.ME20143
     
     
102. Keita Yanagimoto and Eiji Haramoto. 2021. Isolation of alpha-toxin-deficient Clostridium perfringens type F from sewage influents and effluents. Microbiology Spectrum. 9(1):e00214-21.
     DOI: 10.1128/Spectrum.00214-21
     
     
103. Takayuki Miura, Hiroyuki Takino, Arisa Gima, Eiji Haramoto, and Michihiro Akiba. 2021. Recovery of nucleic acids of enteric viruses and host-specific Bacteroidales from groundwater by using an adsorption-direct extraction method. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 87(18):e00710-21.
     DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00710-21
     
     
104. Sarmila Tandukar, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Bikash Malla, Niva Sthapit, Jeevan B. Sherchand, Samendra P. Sherchan, and Eiji Haramoto. 2021. Virus reduction at wastewater treatment plants in Nepal. Environmental Challenges. 5:100281.
     DOI: 10.1016/j.envc.2021.100281
     
     
105. Ocean Thakali, Bikash Malla, Sarmila Tandukar, Niva Sthapit, Sunayana Raya, Takashi Furukawa, Kazunari Sei, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2021. Release of antibiotic-resistance genes from hospitals and a wastewater treatment plant in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Water. 13(19):2733.
     DOI: 10.3390/w13192733
     
     
106. Sarmila Tandukar, Rajendra Khanal, Rija Manandhar, Ashok Pandey, Niva Sthapit, Samendra P. Sherchan, and Eiji Haramoto. 2021. Possibility of detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) through wastewater in developing countries. Water. 13(23):3412.
     DOI: 10.3390/w13233412
     
     
107. Shotaro Torii, Wakana Oishi, Yifan Zhu, Ocean Thakali, Bikash Malla, Zaizhi Yu, Bo Zhao, Chisato Arakawa, Masaaki Kitajima, Akihiko Hata, Masaru Ihara, Shigeru Kyuwa, Daisuke Sano, Eiji Haramoto, and Hiroyuki Katayama. 2022. Comparison of five polyethylene glycol precipitation procedures for the RT-qPCR based recovery of murine hepatitis virus, bacteriophage phi6, and pepper mild mottle virus as a surrogate for SARS-CoV-2 from wastewater. Science of the Total Environment. 807(2):150722.
     DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150722
     
     
108. Sarmila Tandukar, Niva Sthapit, Ocean Thakali, Bikash Malla, Samendra P. Sherchan, Bijay Man Shakya, Laxman P. Shrestha, Jeevan B. Sherchand, Dev Raj Joshi, Bhupendra Lama, and Eiji Haramoto. 2022. Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater, river water, and hospital wastewater of Nepal. Science of the Total Environment. 824:153816.
     DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153816
     
     
109. Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Yasuhiro Tanaka, and Eiji Haramoto. 2022. A review on the prevalence of Arcobacter in aquatic environments. Water. 14(8):1266.
     DOI: 10.3390/w14081266
     
     
110. Guangming Jiang, Jiangping Wu, Jennifer Weidhaas, Xuan Li, Yan Chen, Jochen Mueller, Jiaying Li, Manish Kumar, Xu Zhou, Sudipti Arora, Eiji Haramoto, Samendrdra Sherchan, Gorka Orive, Unax Lertxundi, Ryo Honda, Masaaki Kitajima, and Greg Jackson. 2022. Artificial neural network-based estimation of COVID-19 case numbers and effective reproduction rate using wastewater-based epidemiology. Water Research. 218:118451.
     DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118451
     
     
111. Ocean Thakali, Bikash Malla, Sunayana Raya, Niva Sthapit, Samendra P. Sherchan, Takashi Furukawa, Kazunari Sei, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2022. Prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes in drinking water of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Environmental Challenges. 7:100527.
     DOI: 10.1016/j.envc.2022.100527
     
     
112. Muhammad Adnan Sabar, Ryo Honda, and Eiji Haramoto. 2022. CrAssphage as an indicator of human-fecal contamination in water environment and virus reduction in wastewater treatment. Water Research. 221:118827.
     DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118827
     
     
113. Niva Sthapit, Bikash Malla, Sarmila Tandukar, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Ocean Thakali, Jeevan B. Sherchand, Eiji Haramoto, and Futaba Kazama. 2022. Occurrence and reduction of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in wastewaters in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Water. 14(14):2224.
     DOI: 10.3390/w14142224
     
     
114. Made Sandhyana Angga, Bikash Malla, Sunayana Raya, Ayame Kitano, Xiaomao Xie, Hiroshi Saitoh, Noriyuki Ohnishi, and Eiji Haramoto. 2022. Development of a magnetic nanoparticle-based method for concentrating SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater. Science of the Total Environment. 848:157613.
     DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157613
     
     
115. Ryo Iwamoto, Kiyoshi Yamaguchi, Chisato Arakawa, Hiroki Ando, Eiji Haramoto, Ken-ichi Setsukinai, Kotoe Katayama, Takuya Yamagishi, Sumire Sorano, Michio Murakami, Shigeru Kyuwa, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Satoshi Okabe, Seiya Imoto, and Masaaki Kitajima. 2022. The 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. 849:157869.
     DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157869
     
     
116. Mohan Amarasiri, Tsubasa Takezawa, Bikash Malla, Takashi Furukawa, Jeevan B. Sherchand, Eiji Haramoto, and Kazunari Sei. 2022. Prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes in drinking and environmental water sources of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13:894014.
     DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.894014
     
     
117. Ocean Thakali, Sunayana Raya, Bikash Malla, Sarmila Tandukar, Ananda Tiwari, Samendra P. Sherchan, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2022. Pilot study on wastewater surveillance of dengue virus RNA: Lessons, challenges, and implications for future research. Environmental Challenges. 9:100614.
     DOI: 10.1016/j.envc.2022.100614
     
     
118. Bikash Malla, Ocean Thakali, Sadhana Shrestha, Takahiro Segawa, Masaaki Kitajima, and Eiji Haramoto. 2022. Application of a high-throughput quantitative PCR system for simultaneous monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 variants and other pathogenic viruses in wastewater. Science of the Total Environment. 853:158659.
     DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158659
     
     
119. Xuan Li, Shuxin Zhang, Samendrdra Sherchan, Gorka Orive, Unax Lertxundi, Eiji Haramoto, Ryo Honda, Manish Kumar, Sudipti Arora, Masaaki Kitajima, and Guangming Jiang. 2023. Correlation between SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentration in wastewater and COVID-19 cases in community: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 441:129848.
     DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129848
     
     
120. Ananda Tiwari, Sangeet Adhikari, Devrim Kaya, Md. Aminul Islam, Bikash Malla, Samendra P. Sherchan, Ahmad I. Al-Mustapha, Manish Kumar, Srijan Aggarwal, Prosun Bhattacharya, Kyle Bibby, Rolf Halden, Aaron Bivins, Eiji Haramoto, Sami Oikarinen, Annamari Heikinheimo, and Tarja Pitkänen. 2023. Monkeypox outbreak: Wastewater and environmental surveillance perspective. Science of the Total Environment. 856(2):159166.
     DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159166
     
     
121. Jatuwat Sangsanont, Surapong Rattanakul, Prasert Makkaew, Nopadol Precha, Pratchaya Rukthanapitak, Montakarn Sresung, Yadpiroon Siri, Masaaki Kitajima, Tomoko Takeda, Eiji Haramoto, Jiratchaya Puenpa, Nasamon Wanlapakorn, Yong Poovorawan, Skorn Mongkolsuk, and Kwanrawee Sirikanchana. 2023. Wastewater monitoring in tourist cities as potential sentinel sites for near real-time dynamics of imported SARS-CoV-2 variants. Science of the Total Environment. 860:160317.
     DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160317
     
     
122. Ryota Gomi, Eiji Haramoto, Hiroyuki Wada, Yoshinori Sugie, Chih-Yu Ma, Sunayana Raya, Bikash Malla, Fumitake Nishimura, Hiroaki Tanaka, and Masaru Ihara. 2023. Development of two microbial source tracking markers for detection of wastewater-associated Escherichia coli isolates. Science of the Total Environment. 864:160952.
     DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160952
     
     
123. Ananda Tiwari, Sangeet Adhikari, Shuxin Zhang, Tamunobelema B. Solomon, Anssi Lipponen, Md. Aminul Islam, Ocean Thakali, Sarawut Sangkham, Mohamed N. F. Shaheen, Guangming Jiang, Eiji Haramoto, Payal Mazumder, Bikash Malla, Manish Kumar, Tarja Pitkänen, and Samendra P. Sherchan. 2023. Tracing COVID-19 trails in wastewater: a systematic review of SARS-CoV-2 surveillance with viral variants. Water. 15(6):1018.
     DOI: 10.3390/w15061018
     
     
124. Guangming Jiang, Yanchen Liu, Song Tang, Masaaki Kitajima, Eiji Haramoto, Sudipti Arora, Phil Choi, Greg Jackson, Patrick M. D fAoust, Robert Delatolla, Shuxin Zhang, Ying Guo, Jiangping Wu, Yan Chen, Elipsha Sharma, Tanjila Alam Prosun, Jiawei Zhao, Manish Kumar, Ryo Honda, Warish Ahmed, and Jon Meiman. 2023. Moving forward with COVID-19: Future research prospects of wastewater-based epidemiology methodologies and applications. Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health. 33:100458.
     DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2023.100458
     
     
125. Made Sandhyana Angga, Bikash Malla, Sunayana Raya, Masaaki Kitajima, and Eiji Haramoto. 2023. Optimization and performance evaluation of an automated filtration method for the recovery of SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses in wastewater. Science of the Total Environment. 882:163487.
     DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163487
     
     
126. Samendra P. Sherchan, Bikash Malla, and Eiji Haramoto. 2023. First quantitative detection of tomato brown rugose fruit virus in wastewater in Louisiana. Science of the Total Environment. 888:164001.
     DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164001
     
     
127. Yadpiroon Siri, Nopadol Precha, Kwanrawee Sirikanchana, Eiji Haramoto, and Prasert Makkaew. 2023. Antimicrobial resistance in southeast Asian water environments: A systematic review of current evidence and future research directions. Science of the Total Environment. 896:165229.
     DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165229
     
     
128. Sadhana Shrestha, Bikash Malla, Made Sandhyana Angga, Niva Sthapit, Sunayana Raya, Soichiro Hirai, Aulia Fajar Rahmani, Ocean Thakali, and Eiji Haramoto. 2023. Long-term SARS-CoV-2 surveillance in wastewater and estimation of COVID-19 cases: An application of wastewater-based epidemiology. Science of the Total Environment. 896:165270.
     DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165270
     
     
129. Sadhana Shrestha, Bikash Malla, and Eiji Haramoto. 2023. Monitoring hand foot and mouth disease using long-term wastewater surveillance in Japan: Quantitative PCR assay development and application. Science of the Total Environment. 901:165926.
     DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165926
     
     
130. Samendra P. Sherchan, Ocean Thakali, Luisa A. Ikner, Charles Gerba, and Eiji Haramoto. 2023. Survivability of Delta and Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater. Water Research, 246:120644.
     DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120644
     
     
131. Sunayana Raya, Bikash Malla, Ocean Thakali, Made Sandhyana Angga, and Eiji Haramoto. 2024. Development of highly sensitive one-step reverse transcription-quantitative PCR for SARS-CoV-2 detection in wastewater. Science of the Total Environment. 907:167844.
     DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167844
     
     
132. Yadpiroon Siri, Apirak Bumyut, Nopadol Precha, Kwanrawee Sirikanchana, Eiji Haramoto, and Prasert Makkaew. 2024. Multidrug antibiotic resistance in hospital wastewater as a reflection of antibiotic prescription and infection cases. Science of the Total Environment. 908:168453.
     DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168453
     
     
133. Sadhana Shrestha, Bikash Malla, and Eiji Haramoto. 2024. Estimation of Norovirus infections in Japan: An application of wastewater-based epidemiology for enteric disease assessment. Science of the Total Environment. 912:169334.
     DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169334
     
     
134. Sadhana Shrestha, Bikash Malla, Jatuwat Sangsanont, Kwanrawee Sirikanchana, Huong Thi Thuy Ngo, Jessamine Gail M. Inson, Ma. Luisa D. Enriquez, Zeba F. Alam, Ahmad Soleh Setiyawan, Tjandra Setiadi, Tomoko Takeda, Masaaki Kitajima, and Eiji Haramoto. 2024. Detection of enteroviruses related to hand foot and mouth disease in wastewater of Asian communities. Science of the Total Environment. 912:169375.
     DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169375
     
     
135. Bikash Malla, Sadhana Shrestha, and Eiji Haramoto. 2024. Optimization of the 5-plex digital PCR workflow for simultaneous monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 and other pathogenic viruses in wastewater. Science of the Total Environment. 913:169746.
     DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169746
     
     
136. Niva Sthapit, Bikash Malla, Sarmila Tandukar, Ocean Thakali, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2024. Evaluating acute gastroenteritis-causing pathogen reduction in wastewater and the applicability of river water for wastewater-based epidemiology in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Science of the Total Environment. 919:170764.
     DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170764
     
     
137. Jessamine Gail M. Inson, Bikash Malla, Divina M. Amalin, Thaddeus M. Carvajal, Ma. Luisa D. Enriquez, Soichiro Hirai, Sunayana Raya, Aulia Fajar Rahmani, Made Sandhyana Angga, Niva Sthapit, Sadhana Shrestha, Annisa Andarini Ruti, Tomoko Takeda, Masaaki Kitajima, Zeba F. Alam, and Eiji Haramoto. 2024. Detection of SARS-CoV-2 and Omicron variant RNA in wastewater samples from Manila, Philippines. Science of the Total Environment. 919:170921.
     DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170921
     
     
138. Sunayana Raya, Bikash Malla, Sadhana Shrestha, Niva Sthapit, Hari Kattel, Sangita Tara Sharma, Reshma Tuladhar, Rabin Maharjan, Tomoko Takeda, Masaaki Kitajima, Sarmila Tandukar, and Eiji Haramoto. 2024. Quantification of multiple respiratory viruses in wastewater in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: Potential implications of wastewater-based epidemiology for community disease surveillance in developing countries. Science of the Total Environment. 920:170845.
     DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170845
     
     
139. Bikash Malla, Kazuki Yamamoto, Kotomi Furukawa, and Eiji Haramoto. 2024. Performance evaluation and application of host-specific Bacteroidales and mitochondrial DNA markers to identify sources of fecal contamination in river water in Japan. PLOS Water. 3(3):e0000210.
     DOI: 10.1371/journal.pwat.0000210
     
     
140. Tomoko Takeda, Kazushiro Yoshimori, Eiji Haramoto, Shingo Toride, and Masaaki Kitajima. 2024. Risk mapping of COVID-19 to create a common operating picture using data from wastewater monitoring. Journal of Disaster Research. 19(2):420-428.
     DOI: 10.20965/jdr.2024.p0420
     
     
141. Sadhana Shrestha, Bikash Malla, and Eiji Haramoto. 2024. Group A Streptococcus pyogenes in wastewater: Applicability of wastewater-based epidemiology for monitoring the prevalence of GAS pharyngitis during the late COVID-19 pandemic phase. Science of the Total Environment. 928:172447.
     DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172447
     
     
142. Sarmila Tandukar, Ocean Thakali, Rakshya Baral, Ananda Tiwari, Eiji Haramoto, Reshma Tuladhar, Dev Raj Joshi, and Samendra P. Sherchan. (in press) Application of wastewater-based epidemiology for monitoring COVID-19 in hospital and housing wastewaters. Science of the Total Environment. XXX:171877.
     DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171877

Books/Book Chapters in English

1. Koichi Matsubara, Chanetta Phanuwan, Nguyen Thi Van Ha, Masaaki Kitajima, Eiji Haramoto, Hiroyuki Katayama, Satoshi Takizawa, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2009. Noroviruses and faecal contamination in Saigon River and urban canals in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, p.95-101. In Satoshi Takizawa, Futoshi Kurisu, and Hiroyasu Satoh (ed.), Southeast Asian Water Environment 3. IWA Publishing, London, UK. ISBN: 978-1-84339-276-7.
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2. Masaaki Kitajima, Eiji Haramoto, and Charles P. Gerba. 2014. Salivirus/klassevirus: an emerging virus associated with paediatric diarrhea/acute flaccid paralysis and environmental contamination, pp.111-122. In Roxanne H. Bishop (ed.), Influenza and RNA Viruses: Emergence, Classification and Management. Nova Science Publishers, New York, USA. ISBN: 978-1-63321-799-7
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3. Tomoko Takeda, Masaaki Kitajima, Ahmad Setiyawan, Ngo Thi Thuy Huong, Nguyen Quoc Dinh, Kwanrawee Sirikanchana, Miliana Navia, Alauta Ah Sam, Masashi Tsudaka, Dang The Hung, and Eiji Haramoto. 2021. Governance of wastewater surveillance systems to minimize the impact of COVID-19 and future epidemics: cases across Asia-Pacific, pp.115-126. In AL. Ramanathan, Sabarathinam Chidambaram, M. P. Jonathan, M. V. Prasanna, Pankaj Kumar, and Francisco Munoz Arriola (ed.), Environmental Resilience and Transformation in Times of COVID-19: Climate Change Effects on Environmental Functionality. Elsevier, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ISBN: 9780323855129 (paperback), 9780323858038 (eBook).
   doi: 10.1016/C2020-0-02703-9

Oral Presentations in English

1. Hiroyuki Katayama, Eiji Haramoto, Nguyen Phuoc Dan, Satoshi Takizawa, Kumiko Oguma, Nguyen Thi Thuong, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2005. Detection of noroviruses and other enteric viruses from canal and river water in Ho Chi Minh City. 1st IWA-ASPIRE Conference and Exhibition. (July 10-15, 2005, Pan Pacific Singapore Hotel, Singapore)
   
   
2. Eiji Haramoto, Hiroyuki Katayama, Kumiko Oguma, Yukio Koibuchi, Hiroaki Furumai, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2005. Effects of rainfall on the occurrence of human adenoviruses, total coliforms, and Escherichia coli in seawater. 13th International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology. Paper 37. (September 5-9, 2005, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, UK)
   
   
3. Eiji Haramoto, Hiroyuki Katayama, Kumiko Oguma, Hiromasa Yamashita, Atsushi Tajima, Hideichiro Nakajima, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2006. Seasonal profiles of human noroviruses and indicator bacteria in wastewater treatment plant in Tokyo, Japan. 5th IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition. 599863. (September 10-14, 2006, Beijing International Convention Center, Beijing, China)
   
   
4. Koichi Matsubara, Chanetta Phanuwan, Nguyen Thi Van Ha, Eiji Haramoto, Hiroyuki Katayama, Satoshi Takizawa, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2006. Noroviruses and faecal contamination in Saigon River and urban canals in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 4th International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment. pp.301-308. (December 6-8, 2006, Asian Institute of Technology Conference Center, Bangkok, Thailand)
   
   
5. Masaaki Kitajima, Koichi Matsubara, Nguyen Thi Van Ha, Eiji Haramoto, Hiroyuki Katayama, Satoshi Takizawa, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2006. Microbial contamination of raw vegetable and drinking water in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. 3rd International Symposium on the Development of Water Resource Management System in Mekong Watershed. pp.19-26. (December 7, 2006, Asian Institute of Technology Conference Center, Bangkok, Thailand)
   
   
6. Eiji Haramoto, Masaaki Kitajima, Hiroyuki Katayama, Shoichi Kunikane, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2008. One-year monthly monitoring of sapoviruses and other viruses at a wastewater treatment plant in Japan. 6th IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition. 663181. (September 7-12, 2008, Austria Center, Vienna, Austria)
   
   
7. Naohiro Kishida, Masayuki Nakano, Kyungju Kim, Eiji Haramoto, Shigemitsu Morita, Mari Asami, and Michihiro Akiba. 2010. Seasonal and diurnal profiles of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in river water in Japan. 19th Japan-Korea Symposium on Water Environment. pp.156-163. (October 25-27, 2010 (presented on October 26), Hotel Ofutei, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan)
   
   
8. Yureana Wijayanti, Takashi Nakamura, Kei Nishida, Eiji Haramoto, and Yasushi Sakamoto. 2011. Research on groundwater recharge and nitrate pollution using stable isotope and ions. 12th Seminar on Underground Environmental Hydrology. (November 12-13 (presented on November 12), Nagasaki University, Unzen, Nagasaki, Japan)
   
   
9. Yureana Wijayanti, Takashi Nakamura, Kei Nishida, Eiji Haramoto, and Yasushi Sakamoto. 2012. Identification of groundwater recharge and nitrate pollution in the Kanegawa alluvial fan of the Kofu basin, Japan, using stable isotopes and ions. 56th Conference on Hydraulic Engineering. 34. pp.I_199-I_204. (March 6-8, 2012 (presented on March 8), Ehime University, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan)
   
   
10. Eiji Haramoto. 2012. Research progress on health-related water microbiology. International Symposium on Knowledge Sharing and Cooperation related to Water Problems in Asian River Basin. (November 22-23, 2012 (presented on November 23), University of Yamanashi, Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan)
    
    
11. Yureana Wijayanti, Takashi Nakamura, Kei Nishida, Eiji Haramoto, and Yasushi Sakamoto. 2013. Groundwater nitrate contamination in small agriculture area: assessing the source and process using isotopes and ions. 57th Conference on Hydraulic Engineering. 38. pp.I_223-I_228. (March 5-7, 2013 (presented on March 7), Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan)
    
    
12. Brandon C. Iker, Masaaki Kitajima, Eiji Haramoto, Ian L. Pepper, and Charles P. Gerba. 2013. Seasonal occurrence and reduction of viruses and protozoa at two wastewater reclamation facilities in southern Arizona. 17th Annual Water Reuse & Desalination Research Conference. (May 6-7, 2013 (presented on May 7), Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel, Phoenix, Arizona, USA)
    
    
13. Naohiro Kishida, Naohiro Noda, Eiji Haramoto, Mamoru Kawaharazaki, Michihiro Akiba, and Yuji Sekiguchi. 2013. Quantitative detection of human enteric adenoviruses in river water by microfluidic digital PCR. 17th International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology. (September 15-20, 2013 (presented on September 18), Majestic Palace Hotel, Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil)
    
    
14. Eiji Haramoto. 2014. Salivirus/klassevirus in water. The 2nd Global Leadership Initiative Special Workshop on Water Virology. (January 20-22, 2014 (presented on January 21), Hotel Sakurai, Kusatsu, Gumma, Japan)
    
    
15. Sadhana Shrestha, Eiji Haramoto, Jun Magome, and Kei Nishida. 2014. Risk of diarrhea from shallow groundwater contaminated with enteropathogens in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. 1st International Young Researchers' Workshop on River Basin Environment and Management. P2. (February 8-9, 2014 (presented on February 9), Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand)
    
    
16. Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju, Dinesh Bhandari, Sarmila Tandukar, Takashi Furuya, Sadhana Shrestha, Hayato Yoshinaga, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Kei Nishida, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2015. Prevalence of Cryptosporidium, Giardia, multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter, and indicator bacteria in jar water in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. 2nd International Young Researchers' Workshop on River Basin Environment and Management. (January 5-6, 2015 (presented on January 5), Hanoi University of Science, Vietnam National University, Vietnam)
    
    
17. Shankar Shrestha, Eiji Haramoto, Jeevan B. Sherchand, Sudarshan Rajbhandari, Meera Prajapati, and Junko Shindo. 2015. Seasonal variation of microbial quality of irrigation water in different sources in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. 3rd International Young Researchers' Workshop on River Basin Environment and Management. (December 21-22, 2015 (presented on December 21), Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand)
    
    
18. Dinesh Bhandari, Sarmila Tandukar, Eiji Haramoto, and Jeevan B. Sherchand. 2015. Identification of fecal indicator bacteria in shallow and deep groundwater sources in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. 3rd International Young Researchers' Workshop on River Basin Environment and Management. (December 21-22, 2015 (presented on December 21), Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand)
    
    
19. Eiji Haramoto. 2016. Indicators of viral contamination of water. 5th Food and Environmental Virology Conference (ISFEV2016). p.6. (September 13-16, 2016 (presented on September 14), Hotel Sakurai, Kusatsu, Gunma, Japan)
    Luncheon seminar
    
    
20. Sadhana Shrestha, Shankar Shrestha, Junko Shindo, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2016. Quantifying occurrence of and modelling risk from human pathogenic viruses in wastewater used for irrigation in vegetables farms. 5th Food and Environmental Virology Conference (ISFEV2016). pp.21-23. (September 13-16, 2016 (presented on September 14), Hotel Sakurai, Kusatsu, Gunma, Japan)
    
    
21. Daisuke Inoue, Hayato Yoshinaga, Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Sarmila Tandukar, Dinesh Bhandari, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Jeevan B. Sherchand, Eiji Haramoto, and Kazunari Sei. 2017. Comprehensive detection of pathogenic bacteria in jar water, community well groundwater, and environmental water in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. 7th IWA-ASPIRE Conference and Exhibition 2017. (September 11-14, 2017 (presented on September 12), Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
    
    
22. Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Bikash Malla, Sarmila Tandukar, Dinesh Bhandari, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2017. Quantitative PCR detection of 16S rRNA and ciaB genes of Arcobacter spp. in human and animal fecal source samples in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. 5th International Young Researchers' Workshop on River Basin Environment and Management. p.81. (Oct 27-28, 2017 (presented on Oct 28), Hotel Swiss Garden Resort, Kuantan, Malaysia)
    
    
23. Yuri Ito, Sadhana Shrestha, Eiji Haramoto, Junko Shindo, and Kei Nishida. 2017. Relationship between domestic water use and health impact in the Kathmandu Valley. 5th International Young Researchers' Workshop on River Basin Environment and Management. p.82. (Oct 27-28, 2017 (presented on Oct 27), Hotel Swiss Garden Resort, Kuantan, Malaysia)
    
    
24. Eiji Haramoto. 2017. Detection of waterborne protozoa, viruses, and bacteria in groundwater and other water samples in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. 5th International Conference on Environment Pollution and Prevention (ICEPP 2017). P0041. p.23. (December 14-16, 2017 (presented on December 15), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
    5th International Conference on Environment Pollution and Prevention (ICEPP 2017) Best Presentation Award
    
    
25. Luis Alfaro, Eiji Haramoto, and Yasushi Sakamoto. 2018. Laboratory-scale experiment measuring Escherichia coli infiltration in saturated soil columns. 62nd Conference on Hydraulic Engineering. 6. pp.I_31-I_36. (March 5-7, 2018 (presented on March 5), Okayama University, Okayama, Japan)
    
    
26. Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Bikash Malla, Sarmila Tandukar, Dinesh Bhandari, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2018. Characterization of bacterial community in fecal-source samples in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, using next-generation sequencing. IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2018. (September 16-21, 2018 (presented on September 18), Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan)
    
    
27. Luis Alfaro, Eiji Haramoto, and Yasushi Sakamoto. 2018. Examination of infiltration rate change in saturated soil inoculated with Eshcerichia coli at high temparature using three measuring methods. 6th International Young Researchers' Workshop on River Basin Environment and Management. p.XX. (Oct 19-21, 2018 (presented on Oct 21), Jimbaran Bay Beach Resort & Spa, Bali, Indonesia)
    
    
28. Yuri Ito, Sadhana Shrestha, Eiji Haramoto, Junko Shindo, and Kei Nishida. 2018. Health risk from multiple water sources used in households impacted by Gorkha Earthquake, Nepal. 6th International Young Researchers' Workshop on River Basin Environment and Management. p.XX. (Oct 19-21, 2018 (presented on Oct 21), Jimbaran Bay Beach Resort & Spa, Bali, Indonesia)
    
    
29. Luis Alfaro, Eiji Haramoto, and Yasushi Sakamoto. 2018. Examination of infiltration rate change in saturated soil inoculated with Escherichia coli at high temperature using three measuring methods. 63rd Conference on Hydraulic Engineering. 59. pp.I_349-I_354. (November 25-27, 2018 (presented on November 27), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Okayama, Japan)
    
    
30. Sarmila Tandukar, Jeevan B. Sherchand, Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Ocean Thakali, and Eiji Haramoto. 2019. Enteric virus contamination in hospital wastewater of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. 20th International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology. 40. pp.24-25. (September 15-20, 2019 (presented on September 18), University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria)
    
    
31. Mai Nakano, Tatshru Kamei, Bijay Man Shakya, Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Suresh Das Shrestha, Takashi Nakamura, Kei Nishida, Tadashi Toyama, Eiji Haramoto, and Futaba Kazama. 2019. Anammox bacteria in nature environment -seasonal distribution and microbial community in the groundwater at Kathmandu Valley, Nepal-. 7th SURF Workshop on River Basin Environment and Management. 4. (September 20-22, 2019 (presented on September 21), Calamander Unawatuna Beach, Unawatuna, Sri Lanka)
    
    
32. Ocean Thakali, Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Sarmila Tandukar, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2019. Microbiological situation of environmental water in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. 7th SURF Workshop on River Basin Environment and Management. 5. (September 20-22, 2019 (presented on September 21), Calamander Unawatuna Beach, Unawatuna, Sri Lanka)
    
    
33. Eiji Haramoto. 2021. Health-related water microbiology: wastewater-based epidemiology and microbial source tracking. Virtual Conferences: ERIS International Scientific Week. (October 5, 2021, University of San Carlos of Guatemala, Guatemala (online))
    Invited lecture
    
    
34. Eiji Haramoto. 2021. Wastewater surveillance for monitoring of the incidence of COVID-19 in communities. STI (Science, Technology and Innovation) for Global Challenges: International Research Collaboration Against the COVID-19 Crisis. (December 15, 2021, online)
    https://www.jst.go.jp/world/stichallenges/index.html
    Invited speaker
    
    
35. Eiji Haramoto. 2022. Wastewater-based epidemiology: collaborations among Asian countries. Wastewater-informed Early Warning System to Minimize Impact of COVID-19: Japanese and Indonesian Cases. (August 19, 2022, online)
    Invited speaker
    
    
36. Eiji Haramoto. 2022. Application of wastewater-based epidemiology to COVID-19 and other diseases. Climate Change and Health Workshop. e-ASIA Joint Research Program 2022. (September 6-7, 2022 (presented on September 7), East-West Center Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (hybrid))
    https://web.cvent.com/event/1931c399-9f49-4bcd-8667-4a58aae31b83/summary
    Invited speaker
    
    
37. Tsubasa Takezawa, Mohan Amarasiri, Takashi Furukawa, Bikash Malla, Jeevan B. Sherchand, Eiji Haramoto, and Kazunari Sei. 2022. Prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes in drinking and environmental water sources of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2022. (September 11-15, 2022 (presented on September 12), Bella Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark)
    
    
38. Tsubasa Takezawa, Mohan Amarasiri, Takashi Furukawa, Bikash Malla, Jeevan B. Sherchand, Eiji Haramoto, and Kazunari Sei. 2022. Detection of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in drinking and environmental water sources of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal using droplet digital PCR. 14th International Joint Workshop on Advanced Engineering Technology for Environment and Energy (14th AETEE). S4-2. (October 15, 2022, online)
    
    
39. Masaaki Kitajima, and Eiji Haramoto. 2022. WBE program in Japan and new methods of viral detection. Workshop II: Moving forward with COVID-19: Applications and future research for wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE). 13th IWA Conference on Instrumentation, Control and Automation. (October 16-21, 2022 (presented on October 16), online, Beijing, China)
    Invited speaker
    
    
40. Eiji Haramoto. 2023. International collaborative research on wastewater-based epidemiology for COVID-19 and Disease X among Asian countries. Wastewater-based epidemiology for tracking the COVID-19 pandemics and the SARS-CoV-2 contamination in water: Case studies in Asian communities. COVID-X Bangkok Meeting. (January 27, 2023, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand)
    Invited speaker
    
    
41. Jatuwat Sangsanont, Surapong Rattanakul, Prasert Makkaew, Nopadol Precha, Pratchaya Rukthanapitak, Montakarn Sresung, Yadpiroon Siri, Masaaki Kitajima, Tomoko Takeda, Eiji Haramoto, Jiratchaya Puenpa, Nasamon Wanlapakorn, Yong Poovorawan, Skorn Mongkolsuk, and Kwanrawee Sirikanchana. 2023. Wastewater monitoring for tracking dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 variants in a low- and middle-income country. 21st International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology (WaterMicro23). 176. pp.790-793. (June 4-9, 2023 (presented on June 7), Darwin Convention Centre, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia)
    
    
42. Tomoko Takeda, Masaaki Kitajima, and Eiji Haramoto. 2023. Towards an Asian regional framework for wastewater-based epidemiology. 14th International Academic Consortium for Sustainable Cities (IACSC) 2023. (August 31, 2023, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand)
    
    
43. Eiji Haramoto. 2023. International collaborative research on wastewater-based epidemiology for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases among Asian countries. Wastewater Based Epidemiology in Asian Countries. (September 12, 2023, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, Indonesia)
    Invited speaker
    
    
44. Eiji Haramoto. 2023. Development of pathogen detection methods for social implementation of wastewater-based epidemiology for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases among Asian countries. 7th Environmental Technology & Management Conference (ETMC) 2023. p.77. (November 1-3, 2023 (presented on November 1), The Patra Bali Resort & Villas, Bali, Indonesia)
    Invited speaker
    
    
45. Eiji Haramoto. 2023. Implementation of wastewater-based epidemiology for monitoring the incidence of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases in communities. VANJ Conference 2023. S3-1. pp.17-18. (December 2-3, 2023 (presented on December 2), The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan (hybrid))
    Keynote speaker
    
    
46. Soichiro Hirai, Satoru Hosoda, and Eiji Haramoto. 2023. Monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses in hospital sewage. VANJ Conference 2023. S3-5. p.22. (December 2-3, 2023 (presented on December 2), The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan (hybrid))
    Best Oral Presentation Award and Excellent Young Researcher Award
    
    
47. Tomoko Takeda, Masaaki Kitajima, Bikash Malla, Kwanrawee Sirikanchana, Jatuwat Sangsanont, Kok Sothea Sin Khanndarith, Huong Thi Thuy Ngo, Sarmila Tandukar, Zeba F. Alam, Jessamine Gail M. Inson, Ma. Luisa D. Enriquez, Ahmad Soleh Setiyawan, Tjandra Setiadi, and Eiji Haramoto. (accepted) Towards a regional framework for wastewater-based epidemiology. Singapore International Water Week 2024. XXX. p.XXX. (June 18-22, 2023 (presented on June XX), Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore)

Poster Presentations in English

1. Hiroyuki Katayama, Eiji Haramoto, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2002. Development of a virus concentration method using cation-coated membrane. 102nd General Meeting of American Society for Microbiology. Q-250. (May 19-23, 2002, Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA)
   
   
2. Eiji Haramoto, Hiroyuki Katayama, Kumiko Oguma, Yukio Koibuchi, Hiroaki Furumai, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2004. Effect of rainfall on fate of human adenoviruses in UV-treated seawater. 2nd Asia Conference on Ultraviolet Technologies for Environmental Applications. (October 4-6, 2004, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan)
   
   
3. Hiroyuki Katayama, Eiji Haramoto, Kumiko Oguma, Nguyen Phuoc Dan, Nguyen Thi Thuong, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2005. Detection of pathogenic viruses from urban water environment in Southeast Asian countries. AGS Annual Meeting 2005. (March 20-23, 2005, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA)
   
   
4. Masaaki Kitajima, Eiji Haramoto, Hiroyuki Katayama, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2007. Quantitative detection of enteric adenovirus particles from water using real-time PCR combined with immunomagnetic capture. 14th International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology. P1080. pp.236-237. (September 9-15, 2007, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan)
   
   
5. Eiji Haramoto, Hiroyuki Katayama, Kumiko Oguma, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2007. Development of sample storage methods to detect enteric viruses in environmental water. 14th International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology. P1081. pp.238-239. (September 9-15, 2007, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan)
   
   
6. Koichi Matsubara, Eiji Haramoto, Hiroyuki Katayama, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2007. Detection method for enteric viruses in bioaerosol from sewage treatment plant with quantitative real-time PCR. 14th International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology. P2042. pp.321-322. (September 9-15, 2007, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan)
   14th International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology Best Poster Award
   
   
7. Jun Tanimoto, Shigemitsu Morita, Mitsugu Ito, Eiji Haramoto, Hiroyuki Katayama, Seigo Ito, Fujiko Sunaga, Sachiko Arai, and Tsuyoshi Hirata. 2007. Detection of HEV in swine feces and environmental waters using real-time PCR. 14th International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology. P2072. pp.366-367. (September 9-15, 2007, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan)
   
   
8. Jun Tanimoto, Shigemitsu Morita, Eiji Haramoto, Hiroyuki Katayama, Shinichiro Ohgaki, and Tsuyoshi Hirata. 2007. Quantitative detection of adenoviruses and sapoviruses in raw sewage and effluent. 2nd IWA-ASPIRE Conference and Exhibition. P129. (October 28-November 1, 2007, Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, Perth, Australia)
   
   
9. Masaaki Kitajima, Eiji Haramoto, Hiroyuki Katayama, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2008. Quantitative detection of norovirus genogroup IV in wastewater in Japan. 108th General Meeting of American Society for Microbiology. Q-447. (June 1-5, 2008, Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
   
   
10. Eiji Haramoto, Masaaki Kitajima, Hiroyuki Katayama, Mari Asami, Michihiro Akiba, Shinichiro Ohgaki, and Shoichi Kunikane. 2008. Detection and genotyping of F-specific RNA bacteriophages as indicators of noroviruses in river water in Japan. 108th General Meeting of American Society for Microbiology. Q-451. (June 1-5, 2008, Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
    
    
11. Eiji Haramoto, Masaaki Kitajima, Hiroyuki Katayama, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2009. Norovirus contamination in river water in Japan. International Symposium on Contributing to the Solution of Water Issues in Asia through Human Resources Development. P-15. (January 28-29, 2009, University of Yamanashi, Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan)
    
    
12. Masaaki Kitajima, Tomoichiro Oka, Kazuhiko Katayama, Naokazu Takeda, Eiji Haramoto, Hiroyuki Katayama, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2009. Genetic diversity of noroviruses and sapoviruses in river water in Japan. 109th General Meeting of American Society for Microbiology. Q-403. (May 17-21, 2009, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
    
    
13. Masaaki Kitajima, Tomoichiro Oka, Kazuhiko Katayama, Naokazu Takeda, Eiji Haramoto, Hiroyuki Katayama, and Shinichiro Ohgaki. 2009. Seasonal distribution and genetic diversity of noroviruses, sapoviruses and Aichi viruses in river water in Japan. 15th International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology. B55. pp.369-371. (May 31-June 5, 2009, Naxos Conference Center, Naxos, Greece)
    
    
14. Mikie Otagiri, Eiji Haramoto, Kei Nishida, and Yasushi Sakamoto. 2010. Genogrouping of F-specific RNA bacteriophages in wastewater and river water. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2010. 25-2A-02. p.17. (June 25-26, 2010 (presented on June 25), Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan)
    
    
15. Masaaki Kitajima, Tomoichiro Oka, Eiji Haramoto, Naokazu Takeda, Kazuhiko Katayama, and Hiroyuki Katayama. 2010. Genetic diversity of human noroviruses and sapoviruses in river water, Japan. 4th International Conference on Caliciviruses. P-42. p.75. (October 16-19, 2010 (presented on October 19), Hotel Santa Cruz Plaza, Santa Cruz, Chile)
    
    
16. Kei Nishida, Sadhana Shrestha, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Eiji Haramoto, Takashi Nakamura, Kenichi Osaka, and Saroj Kumar Chapagain. 2010. Presence of faecal indicator bacteria in groundwaters in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2010. H53F-1124. (December 13-17, 2010 (presented on December 17), Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, California, USA)
    
    
17. Kei Nishida, Takashi Nakamura, Sadhana Shrestha Malla, Saroj Kumar Chapagain, Kenichi Osaka, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Eiji Haramoto, Daisuke Inoue, and Kazunari Sei. 2011. Dynamic source tracking of indicator bacteria in groundwater of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. 2011 International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) General Assembly. 5232. (June 28-July 7, 2011 (presented on July 7), Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia)
    
    
18. Eiji Haramoto, Mikie Otagiri, Hiroshi Morita, and Masaaki Kitajima. 2011. Detection and genogrouping of F-specific coliphages in wastewater and river water in the Kofu basin, Japan. 4th IWA-ASPIRE Conference and Exhibition. P-11-22. pp.471-472. (October 2-6, 2011 (presented on October 5), Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan)
    
    
19. Eiji Haramoto, Sadaaki Shimura, Takashi Nakamura, Ken'ichi Osaka, Kei Nishida, and Yasushi Sakamoto. 2012. Occurrence of waterborne pathogens in aquatic environments in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. 112th General Meeting of American Society for Microbiology. Q-2023. (June 16-19, 2012 (presented on June 18), Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, California, USA)
    
    
20. Sadaaki Shimura, Sadhana Shrestha Malla, Akiko Sakamoto, Takashi Nakamura, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Hiroaki Matsuzawa, Eiji Haramoto, Naoki Kondo, Futaba Kazama, Yasushi Sakamoto, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, and Kei Nishida. 2012. Analyzing faecal contamination of shallow groundwater in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2012. 29-2B-01. p.26. (June 29-30, 2012 (presented on June 29), The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan)
    Water and Environment Technology Conference 2012 Excellent Presentation Award
    
    
21. Yureana Wijayanti, Takashi Nakamura, Kei Nishida, Eiji Haramoto, and Yasushi Sakamoto. 2012. Seasonal difference and source estimation of groundwater nitrate contamination. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2012. 29-2B-02. p.26. (June 29-30, 2012 (presented on June 29), The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan)
    
    
22. Sadhana Shrestha, Takashi Nakamura, Eiji Haramoto, and Kei Nishida. 2013. Estimating health risk from enteropathogenic microorganisms in shallow groundwater of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2013. 3A-07. p.40. (June 15-16, 2013 (presented on June 16), Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan)
    
    
23. Makoto Watanabe, Saki Fujino, Eiji Haramoto, Kei Nishida, and Yasushi Sakamoto. 2014. Analysis of fecal contamination of environmental water in the Kofu basin and the Tamagawa River using host-specific Bacteroidales and F-specific RNA coliphage genetic markers. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2014. 29-3B-13. p.46. (June 28-29, 2014 (presented on June 29), Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan)
    
    
24. Takashi Furuya, Eiji Haramoto, Kei Nishida, and Yasushi Sakamoto. 2014. Development of a method for simultaneous concentration of viruses and protozoa in water using NanoCeram electropositive filter. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2014. 29-4B-15. p.63. (June 28-29, 2014 (presented on June 29), Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan)
    
    
25. Shankar Shrestha, Eiji Haramoto, Jeevan B. Sherchand, Sudeep Hada, Sudarshan Rajbhandari, and Junko Shindo. 2015. Prevalence of protozoa and indicator bacteria in wastewater irrigation sources in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: cases from Kirtipur, Bhaktapur and Madhyapur Thimi municipalities. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2015. 2A-10. p.22. (August 5-6, 2015 (presented on August 5), Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan)
    
    
26. Luis Alfaro, Eiji Haramoto, Kei Nishida, and Yasushi Sakamoto. 2015. Estimation of domiciliary food waste production using material flow chart method, a case study in Guatemala. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2015. 3A-17. p.42. (August 5-6, 2015 (presented on August 6), Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan)
    
    
27. Hayato Yoshinaga, Daisuke Inoue, Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju, Dinesh Bhandari, Sarmila Tandukar, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Jeevan B. Sherchand, Eiji Haramoto, and Kazunari Sei. 2015. Comprehensive analysis of pathogenic bacteria occurred in jar water, community well groundwater and river water in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2015. 3B-10. p.47. (August 5-6, 2015 (presented on August 6), Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan)
    
    
28. Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju, Dinesh Bhandari, Sarmila Tandukar, Sadhana Shrestha, Hayato Yoshinaga, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Kei Nishida, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2015. Microbial analysis of jar water and community wells in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2015. 3B-11. p.48. (August 5-6, 2015 (presented on August 6), Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan)
    
    
29. Tatsuya Asami, Jason R. Torrey, Hiroyuki Katayama, Atsushi Hashimoto, Eiji Haramoto, and Hiroaki Furumai. 2015. Evaluation of removal efficiency of pepper mild mottle virus during full scale drinking water treatment processes. 18th International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology. P140. pp.387-389. (September 13-19, 2015 (presented on September 17), University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal)
    
    
30. Eiji Haramoto, Naohiro Kishida, Hisao Morita, Mari Asami, and Michihiro Akiba. 2015. Pepper mild mottle virus and tobacco mosaic virus as potential viral indicators of human fecal contamination in river water. 18th International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology. P141. pp.420-421. (September 13-19, 2015 (presented on September 17), University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal)
    
    
31. Sarmila Tandukar, Jeevan B. Sherchand, Dinesh Bhandari, and Eiji Haramoto. 2016. Detection of waterborne enteropathogens from river water sample to trace the source of contamination in Nepal. Water Microbiology Conference 2016. (May 17-19, 2016 (presented on May 17), Wiliam and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA)
    
    
32. Shankar Shrestha, Eiji Haramoto, and Junko Shindo. 2016. Health risk assessment from enteropathogens through vegetable consumption in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2016. 1B-13. p.16. (August 27-28, 2016 (presented on August 27), Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan)
    Water and Environment Technology Conference 2016 Excellent Presentation Award
    
    
33. Hitoha Moriyama, Eiji Haramoto, Bradley W. Schmitz, Masaaki Kitajima, Charles P. Gerba, Ian L. Pepper, and Yasushi Sakamoto. 2016. Detection of protozoa at two wastewater treatment plants in Arizona, USA. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2016. 2B-15. p.35. (August 27-28, 2016 (presented on August 27), Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan)
    
    
34. Luis Alfaro, Eiji Haramoto, Kei Nishida, and Yasushi Sakamoto. 2016. Environmental impacts of domestic food waste in Guatemala. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2016. 2B-17. p.36. (August 27-28, 2016 (presented on August 27), Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan)
    
    
35. Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Bikash Malla, Dinesh Bhandari, Sarmila Tandukar, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2016. Characterization of bacterial community by next generation sequencing in different sources of water in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2016. 3A-05. p.39. (August 27-28, 2016 (presented on August 28), Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan)
    
    
36. Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Dinesh Bhandari, Sarmila Tandukar, Hitoha Moriyama, Ryota Sugaya, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2016. Validation of host-associated Bacteroidales genetic markers and fecal pollution tracking of drinking water sources in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2016. 3B-05. p.48. (August 27-28, 2016 (presented on August 28), Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan)
    
    
37. Akihiko Hata, Eiji Haramoto, Masaaki Kitajima, Suntae Lee, Masaru Ihara, Charles P. Gerba, and Hiroaki Tanaka. 2016. Illumina-ting the prevalence of genetically diverse astroviruses, including novel MLB- and VA-clades, in environmental water samples. 5th Food and Environmental Virology Conference (ISFEV2016). pp.48-49. (September 13-16, 2016 (presented on September 14 and 15), Hotel Sakurai, Kusatsu, Gunma, Japan)
    
    
38. Eiji Haramoto and Masaaki Kitajima. 2016. Quantification and genetic analysis of Aichi virus 1 in water samples in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. 5th Food and Environmental Virology Conference (ISFEV2016). P16. pp.163-164. (September 13-16, 2016 (presented on September 14 and 15), Hotel Sakurai, Kusatsu, Gunma, Japan)
    
    
39. Hitoha Moriyama, Bradley W. Schmitz, Masaaki Kitajima, Eiji Haramoto, Charles P. Gerba, Ian L. Pepper, and Yasushi Sakamoto. 2016. Reduction of viruses and protozoa at two advanced wastewater treatment plants in Arizona, USA. 5th Food and Environmental Virology Conference (ISFEV2016). P40. pp.210-211. (September 13-16, 2016 (presented on September 14 and 15), Hotel Sakurai, Kusatsu, Gunma, Japan)
    
    
40. Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Bikash Malla, Dinesh Bhandari, Sarmila Tandukar, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2017. Development of a quantitative PCR assay for 16S rRNA gene of Arcobacter spp. and its application to different water sources in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. ASM Microbe 2017. 744. (June 1-5, 2017 (presented on June 2), Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA)
    
    
41. Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Bikash Malla, Dinesh Bhandari, Sarmila Tandukar, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2017. Development of a quantitative PCR assay for 16S rRNA gene of Arcobacter spp. and its application to different water sources in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. ASM Microbe 2017. 744. (June 1-5, 2017 (presented on June 2), Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA)
    
    
42. Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Kazuko Sawada, Daisuke Inoue, Bikash Malla, Sarmila Tandukar, Dinesh Bhandari, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Kazunari Sei, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2017. Identification of pathogenic bacteria in fecal samples using DNA microarray analysis. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2017. 3A-20. p.52. (July 22-23, 2017 (presented on July 23), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan)
    
    
43. Sarmila Tandukar, Dinesh Bhandari, Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2017. Investigation of waterborne protozoa and viruses in the Bagmati River, Nepal. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2017. 3B-13. p.60. (July 22-23, 2017 (presented on July 23), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan)
    
    
44. Yuri Ito, Sadhana Shrestha, Eiji Haramoto, Junko Shindo, and Kei Nishida. 2017. Relationship between domestic water use and health impact in the Kathmandu Valley. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2017. 3B-18. p.62. (July 22-23, 2017 (presented on July 23), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan)
    
    
45. Mai Nakano, Tatsuru Kamei, Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Eiji Haramoto, Tadashi Toyama, and Futaba Kazama. 2017. Distribution of anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) bacteria in groundwater sources of Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2017. 4A-07. p.68. (July 22-23, 2017 (presented on July 23), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan)
    
    
46. Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Sarmila Tandukar, Dinesh Bhandari, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2017. Microbial source tracking of alternative drinking water sources in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, using Bacteroidales quantitative PCR assays. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2017. 4B-06. p.78. (July 22-23, 2017 (presented on July 23), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan)
    Water and Environment Technology Conference 2017 Excellent Presentation Award
    
    
47. Sadhana Shrestha, Eiji Haramoto, and Kei Nishida. 2017. Quantitative risk assessment from enteropathogens in groundwater in urban area of low-income country, Nepal. 29th Annual Scientific Conference of the International Society of Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE17). 215. (September 24-28, 2017 (presented on September 26), The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia)
    
    
48. Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Bikash Malla, Sarmila Tandukar, Dinesh Bhandari, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2018. Characterization of bacterial community and detection of 16S rRNA and ciaB genes of Arcobacter spp. in different water sources in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. International Conference on "Water, Environment and Climate Change: Knowledge Sharing and Partnership". P14. (April 10-12, 2018 (presented on April 11), Hotel Yak & Yeti, Kathmandu, Nepal).
    
    
49. Sarmila Tandukar, Dinesh Bhandari, Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2018. Quantitation of enteric viruses in river water and at wastewater treatment plants in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. International Conference on "Water, Environment and Climate Change: Knowledge Sharing and Partnership". P20. (April 10-12, 2018 (presented on April 11), Hotel Yak & Yeti, Kathmandu, Nepal).
    
    
50. Ocean Thakali, Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Sarmila Tandukar, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2018. Prevalence of fecal indicator bacteria and protozoa in various water sources in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. International Conference on "Water, Environment and Climate Change: Knowledge Sharing and Partnership". P23. (April 10-12, 2018 (presented on April 11), Hotel Yak & Yeti, Kathmandu, Nepal).
    
    
51. Sarmila Tandukar, Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Dinesh Bhandari, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2018. Presence of enteric viruses and protozoa in different sources of water in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. ASM Microbe 2018. 848. (June 7-11, 2018 (presented on June 8), Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
    
    
52. Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Sarmila Tandukar, Dinesh Bhandari, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2018. Detection of pathogenic viruses and fecal-source markers in tanker water and its source in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. ASM Microbe 2018. 880. (June 7-11, 2018 (presented on June 8), Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
    
    
53. Niva Sthapit, Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Sarmila Tandukar, Ocean Thakali, Jeevan B. Sherchand, Eiji Haramoto, and Futaba Kazama. 2018. Prevalence of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in river water and wastewater in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2018. 2C-08. p.45. (July 14-15, 2018 (presented on July 14), Ehime University, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan)
    
    
54. Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Kazuko Sawada, Daisuke Inoue, Hayato Yoshinaga, Bikash Malla, Sarmila Tandukar, Dinesh Bhandari, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Kazunari Sei, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2018. Identification of pathogenic bacteria in water samples in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, using DNA microarray analysis. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2018. 2C-12. p.47. (July 14-15, 2018 (presented on July 14), Ehime University, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan)
    
    
55. Yuri Ito, Sadhana Shrestha, Eiji Haramoto, Junko Shindo, and Kei Nishida. 2018. Risk of diarrhoea from multiple water sources used in households. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2018. 3A-13. p.57. (July 14-15, 2018 (presented on July 15), Ehime University, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan)
    
    
56. Sarmila Tandukar, Jeevan B. Sherchand, Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Dinesh Bhandari, Ocean Thakali, and Eiji Haramoto. 2018. Factors associated with co-infection of waterborne enteric viruses in diarrheal children. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2018. 2B-16. p.41. (July 14-15, 2018 (presented on July 14), Ehime University, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan)
    Water and Environment Technology Conference 2018 Excellent Presentation Award
    
    
57. Mai Nakano, Tatsuru Kamei, Bijay Man Shakya, Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Suresh Das Shrestha, Takashi Nakamura, Kei Nishida, Eiji Haramoto, Tadashi Toyama, and Futaba Kazama. 2018. Distribution of anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) bacteria in groundwater of Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2018. 268. (September 16-21, 2018 (presented on September 19), Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan)
    
    
58. Eiji Haramoto, Ruriko Ito, Walter Q. Betancourt, and Charles P. Gerba. 2018. Reduction of human and plant viruses at a constructed wetland in Arizona, USA. 6th Food and Environmental Virology Conference (ISFEV2018). 31. (October 7-10, 2018 (presented on October 8 and 9), Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA)
    
    
59. Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Samendra P. Sherchan, Masaaki Kitajima, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Charles P. Gerba, and Eiji Haramoto. 2019. Reduction of Arcobacter and its virulence genes at two conventional wastewater treatment plants in southern Arizona, USA. ASM Microbe 2019. AES-1107. (June 20-24, 2019 (presented on June 21), Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, California, USA)
    
    
60. Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Daisuke Inoue, Kazunari Sei, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2019. Quantification of Arcobacter and its virulence genes in environmental water samples in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2019. 1B-05. p.14. (July 13-14, 2019 (presented on July 13), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan)
    
    
61. Bikash Malla, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2019. Performance evaluation of animal-specific viral and mitochondrial DNA markers and their application to microbial source tracking of drinking water sources in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2019. 2B-15. p.52. (July 13-14, 2019 (presented on July 13), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan)
    
    
62. Masaaki Ito, Taizo Mochizuki, and Eiji Haramoto. 2019. Evaluation of applicability of somatic coliphages as indicators of fecal contamination in river water. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2019. 3A-06. p.69. (July 13-14, 2019 (presented on July 14), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan)
    
    
63. Sarmila Tandukar, Jeevan B. Sherchand, Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Ocean Thakali, and Eiji Haramoto. 2019. Reduction of enteropathogens at two conventional wastewater treatment plants in Nepal. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2019. 4A-06. p.100. (July 13-14, 2019 (presented on July 14), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan)
    
    
64. Ocean Thakali, Sarmila Tandukar, Sunayana Raya, Jeevan B. Sherchand, Takashi Furukawa, Kazunari Sei, and Eiji Haramoto. 2019. Abundance and antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli O157:H7 isolated from hospital wastewater in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2019. 4A-15. p.105. (July 13-14, 2019 (presented on July 14), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan)
    
    
65. Niva Sthapit, Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Sarmila Tandukar, Ocean Thakali, Jeevan B. Sherchand, Eiji Haramoto, and Futaba Kazama. 2019. Investigation of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in different wastewaters in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Water and Environment Technology Conference 2019. 4A-18. p.106. (July 13-14, 2019 (presented on July 14), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan)
    Water and Environment Technology Conference 2019 Excellent Presentation Award
    
    
66. Samendra Sherchan, Sarmila Tandukar, and Eiji Haramoto. 2019. Reduction of crAssphage and enteric viruses during conventional wastewater treatment. 20th International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology. P95. pp.145-146. (September 15-20, 2019 (presented on September 17), University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria)
    
    
67. Bikash Malla, Rajani Ghaju Shrestha, Sarmila Tandukar, Jeevan B. Sherchand, and Eiji Haramoto. 2019. Pepper mild mottle virus and crAssphage as fecal pollution markers in aquatic environments of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. 20th International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology. P102. pp.149-150. (September 15-20, 2019 (presented on September 17), University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria)
    
    
68. Made Sandhyana Angga, Bikash Malla, and Eiji Haramoto. 2021. Performance evaluation of virus concentration methods for SARS-CoV-2 recovery in wastewater. Water and Environment Technology Conference Online 2021. 2A-3-a. p.21. (August 11-12, 2021 (presented on August 11), Online)
    Water and Environment Technology Conference Online 2021 Excellent Presentation Award
    
    
69. Bikash Malla, Ocean Thakali, Takahiro Segawa, Masaaki Kitajima, and Eiji Haramoto. 2021. Application of the microfluidic quantitative PCR system to simultaneous monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 genes and variants in wastewater. Water and Environment Technology Conference Online 2021. 4A-1-c. p.54. (August 11-12, 2021 (presented on August 12), Online)
    
    
70. Sarmila Tandukar, Ocean Thakali, Niva Sthapit, Bikash Malla, and Eiji Haramoto. 2021. Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA from two wastewater treatment plants of Nepal. 4th International Forum on Asian Water Environment Technology. P-16. (December 10-11, 2021 (presented on December 11), Online)
    
    
71. Nana Frempong Manso, Bikash Malla, and Eiji Haramoto. 2021. Selection and application of bacteriophages as a microbial genetic marker in environmental water: the case of somatic coliphages. 4th International Forum on Asian Water Environment Technology. P-17. (December 10-11, 2021 (presented on December 11), Online)
    
    
72. Niva Sthapit, Bikash Malla, Sarmila Tandukar, and Eiji Haramoto. 2021. Wastewater surveillance of enteric viruses for wastewater-based epidemiology. 4th International Forum on Asian Water Environment Technology. P-19. (December 10-11, 2021 (presented on December 11), Online)
    
    
73. Sunayana Raya, Ocean Thakali, Made Sandhyana Angga, Bikash Malla, and Eiji Haramoto. 2021. Environmental surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 and its variants in wastewater in Japan. 4th International Forum on Asian Water Environment Technology. P-25. (December 10-11, 2021 (presented on December 11), Online)
    
    
74. Niva Sthapit, Sarmila Tandukar, Bikash Malla, Ocean Thakali, Sunayana Raya, and Eiji Haramoto. 2022. Application of wastewater-based epidemiology to enteric viruses in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Water and Environment Technology Conference Online 2022. 2A-1-e. p.21. (July 9-10, 2022 (presented on July 9), Online)
    WET2022-online WET Excellent Presentation Award (WET Swing Award)
    
    
75. Tsubasa Takezawa, Mohan Amarasiri, Takashi Furukawa, Bikash Malla, Eiji Haramoto, and Kazunari Sei. 2022. Investigation of antibiotic resistance genes in river water and household water in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Water and Environment Technology Conference Online 2022. 2B-1-a. p.28. (July 9-10, 2022 (presented on July 9), Online)
    
    
76. Aulia Fajar Rahmani, Made Sandhyana Angga, Bikash Malla, Sunayana Raya, Ahmad Soleh Setiyawan, Farisah Inarah Rahmat Hasby, Arisa Franita Pangaribuan, Aluicia Anita Artarini, Tomoko Takeda, Masaaki Kitajima, Tjandra Setiadi, and Eiji Haramoto. 2022. Quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater demonstrates applicability of wastewater-based epidemiology in Bandung City, Indonesia. Water and Environment Technology Conference Online 2022. 2B-1-b. p.28. (July 9-10, 2022 (presented on July 9), Online)
    WET2022-online WET Excellent Presentation Award (WET Swing Award)
    
    
77. Nana Frempong Manso, Bikash Malla, and Eiji Haramoto. 2022. Fate of somatic coliphages as a microbial genetic marker in environmental water. Water and Environment Technology Conference Online 2022. 2B-2-c. p.31. (July 9-10, 2022 (presented on July 9), Online)
    
    
78. Sunayana Raya, Bikash Malla, Ocean Thakali, Made Sandhyana Angga, Takahiro Segawa, and Eiji Haramoto. 2022. Development and application of high-throughput qPCR for detection of microbial source tracking markers in environmental water samples. Water and Environment Technology Conference Online 2022. 3B-3-c. p.52. (July 9-10, 2022 (presented on July 10), Online)
    
    
79. Made Sandhyana Angga, Sunayana Raya, Bikash Malla, and Eiji Haramoto. 2022. Rapid methods for efficient virus detection in wastewater: comparison of column-based direct capture method and automated filtration method. Water and Environment Technology Conference Online 2022. 4B-2-d. p.68. (July 9-10, 2022 (presented on July 10), Online)
    
    
80. Sunayana Raya, Bikash Malla, Ocean Thakali, Made Sandhyana Angga, Takahiro Segawa, and Eiji Haramoto. 2022. Development and application of high-throughput quantitative PCR for detection of microbial source tracking markers in water samples from Nepal. 2nd International Symposium on Water Environment for Young Researchers' Network. A-7. p.9. (September 2, 2022, Online)
    
    
81. Nana Frempong Manso, Bikash Malla, and Eiji Haramoto. 2022. Selection and application of somatic coliphages as a microbial genetic marker to river water for identification of the sources of faecal contamination. 2nd International Symposium on Water Environment for Young Researchers' Network. B-3. p.12. (September 2, 2022, Online)
    
    
82. Made Sandhyana Angga, Sunayana Raya, Bikash Malla, and Eiji Haramoto. 2022. Comparison of concentration methods for virus detection in wastewater. 2nd International Symposium on Water Environment for Young Researchers' Network. B-6. p.13. (September 2, 2022, Online)
    
    
83. Aulia Fajar Rahmani, Made Sandhyana Angga, Bikash Malla, Sunayana Raya, Ahmad Soleh Setiyawan, Farisah Inarah Rahmat Hasby, Arisa Franita Pangaribuan, Aluicia Anita Artarini, Tomoko Takeda, Masaaki Kitajima, Tjandra Setiadi, and Eiji Haramoto. 2022. Application of wastewater-based epidemiology in Bandung City, Indonesia. 2nd International Symposium on Water Environment for Young Researchers' Network. B-7. p.14. (September 2, 2022, Online)
    
    
84. Sunayana Raya, Bikash Malla, Made Sandhyana Angga, Hien Hamabata, Kyota Yoshida, Takahiro Segawa, Hisashi Matsubayashi, and Eiji Haramoto. 2023. Microbial source tracking for detection of fecal contamination of soil and river water samples in Japan by high-throughput quantitative PCR. 21st International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology (WaterMicro23). 169. pp.746-749. (June 4-9, 2023 (presented on June 5 and 6), Darwin Convention Centre, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia)
    Best Presentation Award
    
    
85. Bikash Malla, Ocean Thakali, Sunayana Raya, Sadhana Shrestha, Takahiro Segawa, Masaaki Kitajima, and Eiji Haramoto. 2023. Simultaneous monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 variants and pathogenic viruses in wastewater using a high-throughput qPCR system. 21st International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology (WaterMicro23). 180. pp.582-587. (June 4-9, 2023 (presented on June 7 and 8), Darwin Convention Centre, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia)
    
    
86. Made Sandhyana Angga, Bikash Malla, Ayame Kitano, Xiaomao Xie, Hiroshi Saitoh, Noriyuki Ohnishi, and Eiji Haramoto. 2023. Application of the Pegcision method to wastewater monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 in two different cities in Japan. Water and Environment Technology Conference Online 2023. 1A-2-c. p.4. (July 8-9, 2023 (presented on July 8), Online)
    
    
87. Jessamine Gail Inson, Bikash Malla, Divina Amalin, Thaddeus Carvajal, Ma. Luisa Enriquez, Soichiro Hirai, Sunayana Raya, Aulia Fajar Rahmani, Made Sandhyana Angga, Niva Sthapit, Sadhana Shrestha, Tomoko Takeda, Masaaki Kitajima, Zeba F. Alam, and Eiji Haramoto. 2023. Detection of SARS-CoV-2 and Omicron variants in wastewater from various locations in the city of Manila, Philippines. Water and Environment Technology Conference Online 2023. 1A-3-e. p.7. (July 8-9, 2023 (presented on July 8), Online)
    
    
88. Bikash Malla, Niva Sthapit, Made Sandhyana Angga, Sunayana Raya, Aulia Fajar Rahmani, Soichiro Hirai, Annisa Andarini Ruti, Sadhana Shrestha, Takahiro Segawa, and Eiji Haramoto. 2023. Early detection of SARS-CoV-2 and its variants through long-term monitoring of wastewater by qPCR and next-generation sequencing techniques. Water and Environment Technology Conference Online 2023. 1B-1-b. p.10. (July 8-9, 2023 (presented on July 8), Online)
    
    
89. Annisa Andarini Ruti, Aulia Fajar Rahmani, Made Sandhyana Angga, Bikash Malla, Niva Sthapit, Sunayana Raya, Aulia Maulana, Ahmad Soleh Setiyawan, Tjandra Setiadi, and Eiji Haramoto. 2023. Pathogenic bacteria identification by quantitative PCR at wastewater treatment plants in Bandung City, Indonesia. Water and Environment Technology Conference Online 2023. 1B-3-a. p.14. (July 8-9, 2023 (presented on July 8), Online)
    WET2023-online WET Excellent Presentation Award (WET Swing Award)
    
    
90. Sunayana Raya, Bikash Malla, Sadhana Shrestha, Niva Sthapit, Tomoko Takeda, Masaaki Kitajima, Sarmila Tandukar, Hari Kattel, Sangita Tara Sharma, Rabin Maharjan, and Eiji Haramoto. 2023. Quantification of multiple respiratory viruses in wastewater in Kathmandu, Nepal: potential implication of wastewater-based epidemiology for community disease surveillance. Water and Environment Technology Conference Online 2023. 1B-4-a. p.17. (July 8-9, 2023 (presented on July 8), Online)
    WET2023-online WET Excellent Presentation Award (WET Swing Award)
    
    
91. Sadhana Shrestha, Bikash Malla, and Eiji Haramoto. 2023. Estimation of norovirus infections in Japan using wastewater-based epidemiology approach capturing seasonal pattern. Water and Environment Technology Conference Online 2023. 3A-2-B. p.39. (July 8-9, 2023 (presented on July 9), Online)
    WET2023-online WET Excellent Presentation Award (WET Swing Award)
    
    
92. Soichiro Hirai, Bikash Malla, and Eiji Haramoto. 2023. Development of a method for simultaneous detection of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A virus in wastewater. Water and Environment Technology Conference Online 2023. 3B-1-c. p.46. (July 8-9, 2023 (presented on July 9), Online)
    
    
93. Aulia Fajar Rahmani, Bikash Malla, Niva Sthapit, Annisa Andarini Ruti, Ahmad Soleh Setiyawan, Aluicia Anita Artarini, Tjandra Setiadi, and Eiji Haramoto. 2023. Digital PCR detection of pathogenic bacteria in wastewater in Bandung City, Indonesia for wastewater surveillance. Water and Environment Technology Conference Online 2023. 3B-4-c. p.53. (July 8-9, 2023 (presented on July 9), Online)
    
    
94. Soichiro Hirai, Bikash Malla, and Eiji Haramoto. 2023. Development and validation of a method for simultaneous detection of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A virus in wastewater. 8th Science Union for River Basin Researchers and Friends (SURF) Workshop "Sustaining Our Lives: Empowering Through Water, Foods, and Energies" (December 19-21, 2023 (presented on December 19), Mahidol University Kanchanaburi Campus, Kanchanaburi, Thailand)
    Outstanding Poster Presentation Award
    
    
95. Mitsuko Seki,Dai Kanamori, Jun Sakai, Takahiro Iijima, Yuka Oono, Bikash Malla, Eiji Haramoto, Satoshi Hayakawa, Shihoko Komine-Aizawa, Shigefumi Maesaki, Thomas Vorup-Jensen, Paul Evan Kilgore, Hikaru Kohase, and Tomonori Hoshino. (accepted) SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater from paediatric dental clinic. ASM Microbe 2024. AES04. AES-1107. (June 13-17, 2024 (presented on June 16), Gorgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA)

International Research Center for River Basin Environment,
Graduate Faculty of Interdisciplinary Research, University of Yamanashi
Dr. Eiji Haramoto

4-3-11 Takeda, Kofu, Yamanashi 400-8511, Japan
E-mail: eharamotoyamanashi.ac.jp (insert @ between eharamoto and yamanashi)