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Water Safety: MMWR and FDA Reports
Author(s) -
Blumberg Emily A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.13601
Subject(s) - outbreak , medicine , potable water , waterborne diseases , mycobacterium chelonae , environmental health , norovirus , legionella , nontuberculous mycobacteria , water source , virology , mycobacterium , pathology , biology , environmental science , water resource management , environmental engineering , tuberculosis , bacteria , genetics
Outbreaks of infection associated with potable water are especially significant for immunosuppressed individuals, but potable water is not the only source of waterborne infections posing a threat.