Detection and Quantification of Enteric Pathogens in Aerosols Near Open Wastewater Canals in Cities with Poor Sanitation
Olivia Ginn, Lucas Rocha-Melogno, Aaron Bivins, Sarah Lowry, Maria Cardelino, Dennis Nichols, S. N. Tripathi, Freddy Soria, Marcos Andrade, Mike Bergin, Marc A. Deshusses, Joe Brown
Abstract
in La Paz, Kanpur, and Atlanta, respectively, suggesting potential for viability of enteric microbes at the point of sampling. Airborne transmission of enteric pathogens merits further investigation in cities with poor sanitation.
Topics & Concepts
SewageNorovirusCryptosporidiumSanitationSalmonellaCampylobacter jejuniWastewaterShigellaVeterinary medicineBiologyEnterotoxigenic Escherichia coliMicrobiologyFecesEnvironmental scienceEnvironmental engineeringEscherichia coliBacteriaMedicineVirologyGeneGeneticsEnterotoxinVirusBiochemistryFecal contamination and water qualityViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyChild Nutrition and Water Access