Prevalence of Giardiasis due to wastewater reuse for agriculture in the suburbs of Asmara City, Eritrea

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-52

  Srikanth, R ^a,c   Naik, Durgadas ^b  

^a Department of Environment ^*  (Eritrea)

^b Ministry of Health   (Eritrea)

^c Department of Environment   (Eritrea)

Author keywords

Vegetable cultivation and Giardasis; Wastewater reuse

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; HEALTH RISK; SEWAGE; URBAN POPULATION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER;

AGRICULTURAL SLURRY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DIETARY INTAKE; GIARDIASIS; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RECYCLING; TECHNIQUE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; CHILD; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DIARRHEA; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; ERITREA; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; SEWAGE; VEGETABLES; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; ASMARA [ASMARA (RGN)]; ASMARA [ERITREA]; EAST AFRICA; ERITREA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; GIARDIA; LACTUCA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0842265660     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120310001633912     Document Type: Article

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