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Ben Ayed, Layla, Belhassen, Khaoula, Sabbahi, Sonia, Karanis, Panagiotis and Nouiri, Issam ORCID: 0000-0002-2696-5471 (2018). Assessment of the parasitological quality of water stored in private cisterns in rural areas of Tunisia. J. Water Health, 16 (5). S. 737 - 750. LONDON: IWA PUBLISHING. ISSN 1477-8920

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Abstract

Limited access to safe water enhances poverty, hunger and diseases. This study evaluated the drinking water quality stored in home-based systems, located in rural areas of Tunisia. Water management was also documented as an improvement of good practice as most of the water contamination could be related to behavioral patterns. Thirty-nine water samples from five different sources (rainwater, truck cistern, mix, etc.) were screened for enteric parasitic contamination with the modified Bailenger technique. This technique allowed the detection of three protozoa: Giardia spp.; Entamoeba histolytica/dispar/moshkovskii; Entamoeba coli and one helminth specie: Ascaris spp. The overall prevalence of these intestinal parasites was approximately 97% with a relatively high frequency of protozoa over helminths and more specifically E. histolytica/dispar/moshkovskii. This incidence could be correlated to the lack of hygiene practices, sanitation and education. This situation requires the need for frequent monitoring of the water quality and management in these areas.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Ben Ayed, Layla UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Belhassen, Khaoula UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Sabbahi, Sonia UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Karanis, Panagiotis UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Nouiri, Issam UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-2696-5471 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-170387
DOI:	10.2166/wh.2018.117
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Water Health
Volume:	16
Number:	5
Page Range:	S. 737 - 750
Date:	2018
Publisher:	IWA PUBLISHING
Place of Publication:	LONDON
ISSN:	1477-8920
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language DRINKING-WATER; PARASITIC CONTAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY; PROTOZOAN PARASITES; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; TRANSMISSION; OUTBREAKS; SAMPLES Multiple languages Environmental Sciences; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; Microbiology; Water Resources Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/17038