Water quality and occurrence of water-borne diseases in the Douala 4th District, Cameroon

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2321-2329

  Ako, Andrew Ako ^a   Nkeng, George Elambo ^b   Takem, Gloria Eyong Eneke ^a  

^a Hydrological Research Centre   (Cameroon)

^b National Advanced School of Public Works   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Age distribution; Douala; Monthly occurrence; Water quality; Water borne diseases

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAMEROON; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; FAECAL STREPTOCOCCI; MEAN AGES; PH VALUE; SEASONAL PATTERNS; TYPHOID FEVER; WATER SAMPLES; WATER-BORNE DISEASE;

CHLORINE; PATHOLOGY; TURBIDITY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

POTABLE WATER;

CHLORINE; DRINKING WATER;

AGE STRUCTURE; BACTERIAL DISEASE; CHLORINE; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE SPREAD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH IMPACT; PH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PUBLIC ACCESS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SANITATION; VIRAL DISEASE; VULNERABILITY; WATER QUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CHOLERA; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FECAL COLIFORM; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; INFECTION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PH MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PREVALENCE; SANITATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TURBIDITY; TYPHOID FEVER; WATER BORNE DISEASE; WATER QUALITY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; MICROBIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEWAGE; STANDARD; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

CAMEROON; DOUALA; LITTORAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CAMEROON; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLERA; DIARRHEA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; SANITATION; SEWAGE; TYPHOID FEVER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70149104279     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.268     Document Type: Article

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