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Cryptosporidium in small water systems in Puerto Rico: a pilot study

Author(s) -

Guy Robinson,

Harvey Minnigh,

Paul R. Hunter,

Rachel M. Chalmers,

Graciela I. Ramírez toro

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of water and health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.482

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1996-7829

pISSN - 1477-8920

DOI - 10.2166/wh.2015.223

Subject(s) - cryptosporidium , flocculation , water treatment , public health , waterborne diseases , biology , veterinary medicine , environmental science , water quality , environmental engineering , ecology , medicine , feces , nursing

A pilot study was undertaken to investigate the occurrence of Cryptosporidium in four very small drinking water systems supplying communities in rural Puerto Rico. Water samples (40 L) were collected and oocysts were concentrated by calcium carbonate flocculation, recovered by immunomagnetic separation and detected by immunofluorescence microscopy. Cryptosporidium oocysts were identified in all four systems. This is the first report of evidence of the potential public health risk from this chlorine-resistant pathogen in Puerto Rican small water systems. Further work is warranted to fully assess the health risks that Cryptosporidium and other protozoa pose to populations served by community-managed small drinking water systems.

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