Description |
1 online resource (526 pages) |
Series |
Emerging issues in water and infectious disease series |
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Emerging issues in water and infectious disease series.
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Contents |
Section I. Expert consensus -- section II. An introduction to emerging waterborne zoonoses and general control principles -- section III. Water-related zoonosis disease impacts -- geographical prevalance -- section IV. Epidemiological data, case-studies and outbreaks -- section V. Categories of waterborne disease organisms -- section VI. Analysis of zoonotic microorganisms -- section VII. Prevention and control of waterborne zoonoses -- section VIII. Risk assessment and regulation -- section IX. Future emerging waterborne zoonoses |
Summary |
Zoonoses are caused by microorganisms of animal origin that can also infect humans. Apart from human-to-human transmitted pathogens, they are the microorganisms of greatest concern in regard to threats to drinking-water and ambient water safety, now and in the future. A significant number of emerging and re-emerging waterborne zoonotic pathogens have been recognized over recent decades. SARS, E. coli O157:H7, and Cryptosporidium provide examples of zoonoses with waterborne routes of transmission. Developed from an expert workshop of 29 scientists convened by the World Health Organization and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), Waterborne Zoonoses: Identification, Causes and Control provides a critical assessment of current knowledge about waterborne zoonoses and identifies strategies and research needs for controlling future emerging waterborne zoonoses. This book provides guidance to agriculturists, veterinarians, worldwide health agencies and water providers to anticipate potential future waterborne disease problems and to determine whether current practices will be protective or whether new approaches need to be deployed to better protect the health of both humans and animals |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Zoonoses -- Congresses
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Waterborne infection -- Congresses
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Water -- Microbiology -- Congresses
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SCIENCE -- Applied Sciences.
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Water -- Microbiology
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Waterborne infection
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Zoonoses
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Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Cotruvo, J. a., editor
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ISBN |
9781780405865 |
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1780405863 |
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