Water-borne pathogens and health hazards

Cases and deaths from selected water-borne infectious diseases in the Mediterranean countries are summarized in Table 4.5. Microorganisms which can be pathogenic to man and which are transmitted by contaminated water are discussed below. 

T ble 4.5. Cases (C) and deaths (D) from selected water-borne infectious diseases in Mediterranean countries [65] 

The statistics are based on official information supplied to WHO by the following countries Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Cyprus, Israel, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, France, Gibraltar, Greece, Italy, Malta, Monaco, Spain, Yugoslavia. Not all countries have reported cases and deaths for all years from 1970 to 1975. Not all countries are reporting for all diseases recorded in this table. 

Human rota Human rota Ek ho Human rota 

CI2 — chlorine, CIO2 — chlorine dioxide, PAA — peracetic acid, O3 — ozone.  

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