Waterborne protozoan outbreaks: An update on the global, regional, and national prevalence from 2017 to 2020 and sources of contamination

JY Ma, MY Li, ZZ Qi, M Fu, TF Sun… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The aim of this review is to identify the worldwide trend of waterborne protozoan outbreaks
and how it varies between geographic regions during the period from 2017 to 2020. Data …

Microbial indicators and their use for monitoring drinking water quality—A review

X Wen, F Chen, Y Lin, H Zhu, F Yuan, D Kuang, Z Jia… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
An increase in the incidence of water-borne human diseases, such as diarrhea and emesis,
has occurred due to drinking polluted water. These water-borne diseases can lead to death …

[HTML][HTML] Estimate of burden and direct healthcare cost of infectious waterborne disease in the United States

SA Collier, L Deng, EA Adam, KM Benedict… - Emerging infectious …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Provision of safe drinking water in the United States is a great public health achievement.
However, new waterborne disease challenges have emerged (eg, aging infrastructure …

[HTML][HTML] John Snow, cholera, the broad street pump; waterborne diseases then and now

TH Tulchinsky - Case studies in public health, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cholera was a major global scourge in the 19 th century, with frequent large-scale
epidemics in European cities primarily originating in the Indian subcontinent. John Snow …

A comprehensive review: Development of electrochemical biosensors for detection of cyanotoxins in freshwater

V Vogiazi, A De La Cruz, S Mishra, V Shanov… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Cyanobacteria harmful algal blooms are increasing in frequency and cyanotoxins have
become an environmental and public concern in the US and worldwide. In this Review, the …

Waterborne transmission of protozoan parasites: a review of worldwide outbreaks–an update 2017–2022

P Bourli, AV Eslahi, O Tzoraki… - Journal of Water and …, 2023 - iwaponline.com
The current study presents a comprehensive review of worldwide waterborne parasitic
protozoan outbreaks reported between 2017 and 2022. In total, 416 outbreaks were …

Legionella and other opportunistic pathogens in full-scale chloraminated municipal drinking water distribution systems

C Zhang, I Struewing, JH Mistry, DG Wahman… - Water research, 2021 - Elsevier
Water-based opportunistic pathogens (OPs) are a leading cause of drinking-water-related
disease outbreaks, especially in developed countries such as the United States (US) …

Fate of Clostridia and other spore-forming Firmicute bacteria during feedstock anaerobic digestion and aerobic composting

J Subirats, H Sharpe, E Topp - Journal of Environmental Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Pathogenic spore-forming Firmicutes are commonly present in animal and human wastes
that are used as fertilizers in crop production. Pre-treatments of organic waste prior to land …

Drivers of spatiotemporal variability in drinking water quality in the United States

BR Scanlon, S Fakhreddine, RC Reedy… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Approximately 10% of community water systems in the United States experience a health-
based violation of drinking water quality; however, recently allocated funds for improving …

T7 phage as an emerging nanobiomaterial with genetically tunable target specificity

H Yue, Y Li, M Yang, C Mao - Advanced Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bacteriophages, also known as phages, are specific antagonists against bacteria. T7 phage
has drawn massive attention in precision medicine owing to its distinctive advantages, such …