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Epidemic Situation in Ukraine Related to the Quality of Drinking Water

Author(s) -

Iryna Rudenko

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

online journal of public health informatics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1947-2579

DOI - 10.5210/ojphi.v8i1.6574

Subject(s) - outbreak , sanitation , water supply , environmental health , water source , waterborne diseases , water quality , population , geography , medicine , water contamination , water resource management , contamination , virology , environmental science , environmental engineering , biology , ecology , pathology

70 outbreaks of severe enteric infections were registered among the population in 19 administrative territories in Ukraine over the past 17 years. The source of infection was poor-quality water. A total of 8265 people acquired an infection, 4140 of them were children. Most outbreaks were related to the piped water contaminated by rotaviruses, as a result of emergencies in the water supply and sanitation systems.

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