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The sanitary condition of rural drinking water in a Nile Delta village: II. Bacterial contamination of drinking water in a Nile Delta village

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2010

Laila El Attar ,
Aleya Abdel Gawad ,
Amal E. M. Khairy  and
Olfat El Sebaie
Laila El Attar
Affiliation:
Departments of Microbiology, Rural Health and Sanitary Chemistry, High Institute of Public Health, University of Alexandria
Aleya Abdel Gawad
Affiliation:
Departments of Microbiology, Rural Health and Sanitary Chemistry, High Institute of Public Health, University of Alexandria
Amal E. M. Khairy
Affiliation:
Departments of Microbiology, Rural Health and Sanitary Chemistry, High Institute of Public Health, University of Alexandria
Olfat El Sebaie
Affiliation:
Departments of Microbiology, Rural Health and Sanitary Chemistry, High Institute of Public Health, University of Alexandria
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Whilst the major danger associated with drinking water is that it may be contaminated with sewage or human excreta, the danger of pollution from animals must not be overlooked. Outbreaks of infection from drinking water are frequently reported (Melnick & Gerba, 1979) and high prevalence rates of diarrhoeal diseases have been found in the Nile Delta (Sallam et al. unpublished data). The supply of potable water is a critically urgent national problem and is of especial importance to communities which must rely on poorly designed supply systems and which lack even the minimum quality control services.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 88 , Issue 1 , February 1982 , pp. 63 - 67
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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