WATCHFIRE™ SOLUTION

WASTEWATER & ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEILLANCE

Near-Source, Multiplex PCR, Wastewater & Environmental Surveillance

The WATCHFIRE™ Solution, part of the BIOFIRE range, offers multiplex PCR testing in wastewater for key pathogens involved in disease outbreaks. Optimize wastewater surveillance to proactively manage potential public health risks by informing communities with real-time, on-site data, trending and analytics.

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WHAT IF YOU COULD ALERT EARLIER FOR POTENTIAL DISEASE OUTBREAKS?

Wastewater and environmental surveillance (WES) is used to estimate population health status by measuring downstream quantities of pathogens. It is a key tool to inform public health authorities to potential disease outbreaks and monitor trends.

The WATCHFIRE™ Solution supports surveillance with fast multiplex answers from decentralized testing for pathogens, mitigating risk of sample quality degradation while maintaining cost-efficiency. Using easy to use molecular testing provides accessible, exportable data, even from multiple sites, for trending and analytics.

Fast, informed decisions: easy near-source testing with 1 sample, ~2 minutes hands-on, multiple PCR results in ~1 hour
Data ownership: Export data from multiple sites; centralized real-time results 24/7
Cost-effective efficiency: Plug & play for fast time-to-results, small footprint, minimum training
Committed service partner: Reliable unique supplier, worldwide support, VILINK^® connectable for less instrument downtime

Test simultaneously for the most common pathogens

Two panels currently available for the WATCHFIRE™ Solution target critical public health needs for identifying pathogens (bacteria, viruses and parasites) that cause respiratory and gastrointestinal illnesses.

WATCHFIRE™ RESPIRATORY PANEL

Identify the most common viral and bacterial pathogens that can be involved in respiratory tract infections, including SARS-CoV-2, Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Influenza.

WATCHFIRE™ GASTROINTESTINAL PANEL - Coming Soon

Detect and trend a comprehensive range of viruses, bacterial and parasites that can be involved in gastrointestinal infections, including E. coli, Salmonella and Norovirus.

Near-source testing with cutting-edge PCR technology

The WATCHFIRE™ Solution uses the BIOFIRE^® FILMARRAY^® TORCH device for near-source testing. With this BIOFIRE^® PCR technology, the WATCHFIRE™ Solution provides multiple answers simultaneously and is scalable from 1 to 12 modules.

Boost efficiency further with data-powered insights at your fingertips using the BIOFIRE^® FIREWORKS™ data management web portal.

Operational efficiency

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Sample preparation

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Automated Testing

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Results in ~1 Hour

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Data Trending & Analysis

Normalized Cp values together with other aggregated data play a role in the ability to effectively measure the rate of change of signal for a target pathogen.

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WATCHFIRE™ RESPIRATORY PANEL

1 Test. 22 Targets. ~1 Hour. Ref. 424922

VIRUSES

Adenovirus
Coronavirus 229E
Coronavirus HKU1
Coronavirus NL63
Coronavirus OC43
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Human metapneumovirus
Human rhinovirus/enterovirus

Influenza A virus
Influenza A virus A/H1
Influenza A virus A/H3
Influenza A virus A/H1-2009
Influenza B virus
Parainfluenza virus 1
Parainfluenza virus 2
Parainfluenza virus 3
Parainfluenza virus 4
Respiratory syncytial virus

BACTERIA

Bordetella parapertussis
Bordetella pertussis
Chlamydia pneumoniae
Mycoplasma pneumoniae

WATCHFIRE™ GASTROINTESTINAL PANEL - Coming Soon

1 Test. 22 Targets. ~1 Hour. Ref. 424923

BACTERIA

Campylobacter (C. jejuni/C. coli/C. upsaliensis)
Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile (toxin A/B)
Plesiomonas shigelloides
Salmonella Vibrio (V. parahaemolyticus/V. vulnificus/V. cholerae)
- Vibrio cholerae
Yersinia enterocolitica

Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli/Shigella
- Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC)
- Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC)
- Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) lt/st
- Shiga-like toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) stx1/stx2
  - E. coli O157
- Shigella/Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC)

VIRUSES

Adenovirus F40/41
Astrovirus
Norovirus GI/GII
Rotavirus A
Sapovirus (I, II, IV, and V)

PARASITES

Cryptosporidium
Cyclospora cayetanensis
Entamoeba histolytica
Giardia lamblia

Services & Support

Customer Support: bioMérieux offers the best possible support with dedicated BIOFIRE^®technical experts.

Application Specialists: bioMérieux’s dedicated support teams are available to help set up equipment and troubleshoot any issues.

VILINK^® Compatible: BIOFIRE^® FILMARRAY^® TORCH can be connected to the VILINK^® software, bioMérieux remote customer support solution. It minimizes instrument downtime and troubleshooting efforts.

BIOFIRE^® FIREWORKS™ Compatible: A centralized data management portal to better optimize your lab services by taking care of your systems, delivering insights and analytics into performance and utilization, pathogens surveillance, lab workflow management, and more.

For assistance: please contact our customer technical support team at biofiresupport@biomerieux.com

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