ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2014
Muddying the waters: a new area of concern for drinking water contamination in Cameroon.
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- Human Health Risks Related to Penicillin G and Oxytetracycline Residues Intake Through Beef Consumption and Consumer Knowledge About Drug Residues in Maroua, Far North of Cameroon.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2020Article
- Using Google Earth™ and Geographical Information System data as method to delineate sample domains for an urban household surveys: the case of Maroua (Far North Region-Cameroon).International journal of health geographics · 2019Article
- Field application of the Micro Biological Survey method for the assessment of the microbiological safety of different water sources in Tanzania.Journal of public health in Africa · 2018Article
- Modeling household transmission dynamics: Application to waterborne diarrheal disease in Central Africa.PloS one · 2018Article
- Water Access, Sanitation, and Hygiene Conditions and Health Outcomes among Two Settlement Types in Rural Far North Cameroon.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
- Neighborhood diversity of potentially pathogenic bacteria in drinking water from the city of Maroua, Cameroon.Journal of water and health · 2016Article
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Abstract
In urban Maroua, Cameroon, improved drinking water sources are available to a large majority of the population, yet this water is frequently distributed through informal distribution systems and stored in home containers (canaries), leaving it vulnerable to contamination. We assessed where contamination occurs within the distribution system, determined potential sources of environmental contamination, and investigated potential pathogens. Gastrointestinal health status (785 individuals) was collected via health surveys. Drinking water samples were collected from drinking water sources and canaries. Escherichia coli and total coliform levels were evaluated and molecular detection was performed to measure human-associated faecal marker, HF183; tetracycline-resistance gene, tetQ; Campylobacter spp.; and Staphylococcus aureus. Statistical analyses were performed to evaluate the relationship between microbial contamination and gastrointestinal illness. Canari samples had higher levels of contamination than source samples. HF183 and tetQ were detected in home and source samples. An inverse relationship was found between tetQ and E. coli. Presence of tetQ with lower E. coli levels increased the odds of reported diarrhoeal illness than E. coli levels alone. Further work is warranted to better assess the relationship between antimicrobial-resistant bacteria and other pathogens in micro-ecosystems within canaries and this relationship's impact on drinking water quality.
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