Joint Infection Prevention Network-Kenya/Infection Control Africa Network (IPNET-K/ICAN) Conference

The impact of an informal settlement on surface water contamination in the Western Cape

White Sands Resort, Mombasa, Kenya 6-8 November 2013

Maboza E*, Pool E and Africa CWJ

Introduction: The World Health Organisation has set guidelines for ensuring the quality of potable water by assessing the level of faecal contamination and its related toxicity.Faecal matter contains millions of bacteria, some of which are part of the normal microflora, (including Escherichia coli and other coliforms), while others are pathogenic and may be implicated in fatal infections such as cholera, typhoid and dysentery.

 

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