Urbanization and Waterborne Pathogen Emergence in Low-Income Countries: Where and How to Conduct Surveys?

Urbanization and Waterborne Pathogen Emergence in Low-Income Countries: Where and How to Conduct Surveys?

A major forthcoming sanitary issue concerns the apparition and spreading of drug-resistant microorganisms, potentially threatening millions of humans. In low-income countries, polluted urban runoff and open sewage channels are major sources of microbes. These microbes join natural microbial communit...

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Main Authors: Alexandra Bastaraud, Philippe Cecchi, Pascal Handschumacher, Mathias Altmann, Ronan Jambou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
waterborne diseases
drug resistance
urbanization
surface water
plastics
metagenomic
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/2/480

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