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Drinking water from dug wells in rural ghana--salmonella contamination, environmental factors, and genotypes.

International journal of environmental research and public health - 27 Mar 2015

Dekker Denise Myriam, Krumkamp Ralf, Sarpong Nimako, Frickmann Hagen, Boahen Kennedy Gyau, Frimpong Michael, Asare Renate, Larbi Richard, Hagen Ralf Matthias, Poppert Sven, Rabsch Wolfgang, Marks Florian, Adu-Sarkodie Yaw, May Jürgen

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Salmonellosis is an important but neglected disease in sub-Saharan Africa. Food or fecal-oral associated transmissions are the primary cause of infections, while the role of waterborne transmission is unclear. Samples were collected from different dug wells in a rural area of Ghana and analyzed for contamination with bacteria, and with Salmonella in particular. In addition, temporal dynamics and riks factors for...

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PMID: 25826395
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120403535
PMCID: PMC4410201

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