HEALTH-RELATED WATER MICROBIOLOGY

Health risks associated with seasonal water quality in the Hasbani River, Lebanon: a physicochemical and microbiological analysis
Israa Dib; Mohamad Fakih; Hiba Noureddine; Farah Nassib Nasr; Rana El Hajj; Alexandre Livet; Vanessa Alphonse; Noureddine Bousserrhine
J Water Health (2025) 23 (7): 853–860.

Occurrence of Shiga-toxigenic and enteropathogenic E. coli contaminations and assessment of water quality in the southern coastal belt in Sri Lanka
S. M. T. V. Bandara; P. A. K. C. Wijerathna; Gayani Yasodara Liyanage; S. Pathirage; Pathmalal Manage
J Water Health (2025) 23 (7): 861–876.

Mitigating Legionella spp. risk in an Australian healthcare facility using on-site electrochemical water disinfection
Sopheak Hem; Barbara Drigo; Sotirios Vasileiadis; Gianluca Brunetti; Euan Smith; Sergio Ferro; Enzo Lombi; Nicholas J. Ashbolt; Erica Donner
J Water Health (2025) 23 (7): 877–893.

Comparative evaluation of the virucidal activities of ozonated water, povidone-iodine, and ethanol against human adenovirus
Yohei Takeda; Dulamjav Jamsransuren; Yoshimasa Makita; Sachiko Matsuda; Haruko Ogawa; Hourei Oh
J Water Health (2025) 23 (7): 894–904.

Epidemiologic study of waterborne and foodborne diseases in Brazil: mapping trends and challenges through a 22-year (2000–2021) historical series
Ubiratan Alegransi Bones; Kauane Andressa Flach; Genesio Mario da Rosa; Vanessa da Silva Corralo; Junir Antonio Lutinski; Juliana Cristina Maccagnan
J Water Health (2025) 23 (6): 671–683.

Heavy metals in drinking water sources in northern Mexico: a review of concentrations and human health risks assessment
Mayra Ramírez-Cota; Ofelia Escobar-Sánchez; Miguel Betancourt-Lozano; Martín Gabriel Frías-Espericueta; Nydia Yuriana Zamora-Arellano; Carmen Cristina Osuna-Martínez
J Water Health (2025) 23 (6): 684–700.

Comparative evaluation of heating instruments for detecting Bacteroides HF183, SARS-CoV-2, and Aichi virus A in untreated wastewater using colorimetric LAMP
Mariah C. A. do Nascimento; Wendy J. M. Smith; Yawen Liu; Vivaldo Gomes da Costa; Stuart L. Simpson; Aaron Bivins; Paula Rahal; Warish Ahmed
J Water Health (2025) 23 (6): 701–714.

Wastewater and environmental surveillance for Vibrio cholerae: a scoping review
Renée Street; Sizwe Nkambule; Nomfundo Mahlangeni; Mashudu Mthethwa; Ntombifuthi Blose; Bettina Genthe; Tamara Kredo
J Water Health (2025) 23 (6): 715–726.

Skilled nursing facility wastewater surveillance: a SARS-CoV-2 and antimicrobial resistance detection pilot study
Ariel Jose Santiago; Maria Burgos Garay; Mariya Campbell; Yimu Cahela; Rodney Donlan; Paige Gable; Christine Ganim Kyros; Lauren Franco; Leila Kartforosh; Susanna Lenz; Amanda K Lyons; Jamari Moore; Judith Noble-Wang; Carrie Sanders; Bethelhem Abera; Colin H. Adler; Sophie Jones; Magdalena Medrzycki; Maroya S. Walters; Peter Cook; Yan Li; Ying Tao; Jing Zhang; Lakshmi Malapati; Adam Retchless; Suxiang Tong; Angela D. Coulliette-Salmond
J Water Health (2025) 23 (6): 727–742.

Sharp decline of diarrhea hospitalizations despite historical drought in Brazil: The potential role of local water supply and public health measures
Alexandre Cunha Costa; Tahissa Frota Cavalcante; Andressa Suelly Saturnino de Oliveira; Iran Eduardo Lima Neto; Germano Gondim Ribeiro Neto; Pieter Richard van Oel; Rafaella Pessoa Moreira
J Water Health (2025) 23 (6): 743–756.

Improved recovery of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in water by optimizing immunomagnetic separation using acid and heat dissociation
Eun-Sook Lee; Ji-Yeon Lee; Young-Ae Baek; Seok-Ju Cho
J Water Health (2025) 23 (6): 757–763.

Particulate contaminants and treatment decision-making: maximizing the value of raw water pathogen monitoring for drinking water safety
Dafne de Brito Cruz; Philip Schmidt; Kelsey Kundert; Norma Ruecker; Monica Emelko
J Water Health (2025) 23 (6): 764–779.

Characterization and evaluation of recycled glass sand as water filtration media Open Access
Shehbaz Ahmad; Fernanda Mac-Allister Cedraz; Nicholas Borne; Julie N. L. Albert; Tiong Gim Aw
J Water Health (2025) 23 (6): 780–793.

Multipathway health risk assessment on disinfection byproducts of drinking water in central China: a study of 15,280 samples
Ling-Shuang Lv; Jie Li; Xing-E Zhang; Min Zhang; Ji Hu; Ning An; Chun-Liang Zhou; Xiuying Liu
J Water Health (2025) 23 (6): 794–805.

Spatial distribution and determinants of unimproved sources of drinking water among Somali households: spatial and multilevel analysis using nationwide survey data
Mohamed A. Hussein; Abdikadir N. Abdi; Abdirashid M. Yousuf; Saralees Nadarajah; Hodo Abdikarim; Abdisalam Hassan Muse
J Water Health (2025) 23 (6): 806–825.

Assessing well characteristics as risk factors for bacterial contamination of private wells in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph, Ontario
Leslie G. Fell; Lorna E. Deeth; Olaf Berke; Lise A. Trotz-Williams
J Water Health (2025) 23 (6): 826–837.

The impact of land use on water quality at different spatial scales in the area around Chaohu Lake region
Sheng Li; Chunlin Wang; Xi Zhang; Zhiyuan Gong; Rui Zhang
J Water Health (2025) 23 (6): 838–852.

The use of faecal indicator organisms to manage microbial health risks in recreational waterways not impacted by point sources of sewage: a systematic review of the epidemiological evidence
Sonya Kozak; Anne Roiko; Katharina Gutjahr-Holland; Warish Ahmed; Cameron Veal; Paul Fisher; Simon Toze; Mark Weir; Helen Stratton
J Water Health (2025) 23 (5): 563–586.

Epidemiological surveillance of astrovirus, norovirus, rotavirus, and enterovirus in sewage (2022–2023) in Giza, Egypt Open Access
Mohamed Nasr Fathi Shaheen; Nehal Ismail Ahmed; Elmahdy Mohamed Elmahdy
J Water Health (2025) 23 (5): 587–601.

Evaluation of the timing and regional distribution of 18 psychoactive drugs and metabolites in a Chinese city by wastewater analysis
Shuai Yuan; Yue Xiao; Ruxin Luo; Xin Wang; Ping Xiang
J Water Health (2025) 23 (5): 602–614.

Lead-contaminated groundwater exposes residents to health risks in Makululu, Zambia 
Tasha Siame; Kaampwe Muzandu; Keagan K. Mulenga; Catherine B. Dzombe
J Water Health (2025) 23 (5): 615–629.

Analysis of heavy metal contamination in groundwater and associated probabilistic human health risk assessment using Monte Carlo simulation: A case study in Gaya, Bihar
Suraj Kumar; Nityanand Singh Maurya
J Water Health (2025) 23 (5): 630–647.

Comparative implications of tobacco and non-tobacco crop farming on aquatic ecosystems: a multi-index evaluation of irrigation suitability and pollution risks
Anupam Roy; M. G. Mostafa
J Water Health (2025) 23 (5): 648–670.

A comprehensive One Health investigation of erythromycin and quinupristin/dalfopristin resistant Enterococcus spp. in Iran
Fereshteh Hasanpour; Farzad Khademi; Behnam Mohammadi Ghalehbin; Malek Namaki Kheljan; Elham Jannati; Sohrab Iranpour; Mohsen Arzanlou
J Water Health (2025) 23 (4): 439–449.

Bacteriological assessment of water quality in Barishal, Bangladesh: potability testing and antibiogram profiling
Israt Jahan Mousumi; Abu Sayed; Mohammad Enamul Hoque Kayesh; Farzana Islam Rume
J Water Health (2025) 23 (4): 450–460.

Characterizing the co-existence of metallo-β-lactamase-producing and extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in community wastewater samples of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Maftuha Ahmad Zahra; Tasfia Tasnim Toma; Shamima Nasreen; Zarin Tasnim Rafia Zarin; Zerin Tasnim Siddiqa Elma Khan; Fahim Kabir Monjurul Haque
J Water Health (2025) 23 (4): 461–476.

Characterization of enteric pathogens in Harare, Zimbabwe using environmental surveillance and metagenomics
Samantha Cheung; Nicolette A. Zhou; Vurayai Ruhanya; Kelsey J. Jesser; Ignitious Nezomba; John Musvibe; Brendon Manyisa; George Nyandoro; Paradzai Chibukira; Arnold Mukaratirwa; Simon Takawira Muserere; Kudzai Masunda; Angelo Ong; John Scott Meschke
J Water Health (2025) 23 (4): 477–492.

Prevalence of free-living amoebae in five rivers associated with high human activity in Tehran province, Iran
Ehsan Javanmard; Elham Kazemirad; Hanieh Mohammad Rahimi; Mehdi Mohebali; Mostafa Rezaeian; Mahmood Alimohammadi; Hamed Mirjalali
J Water Health (2025) 23 (4): 493–506.

Changing climate and socio-economic conditions as part of quantitative microbial risk assessment of surface drinking water sources: a review
M . M. Majedul Islam; Mia Bondelind; Viktor Bergion; Ekaterina Sokolova
J Water Health (2025) 23 (4): 507–528.

Comparative analysis of ARIMA and Holt’s models for predicting water and sanitation access in Bangladesh: toward SDG target
Sacchidanand Majumder; Soma Chowdhury Biswas
J Water Health (2025) 23 (4): 529–545.

Optimizing RT-qPCR multiplex assays for simultaneous detection of enteric and respiratory viruses in wastewater
Tomás de Melo; Ashley Gedge; Denina B. D. Simmons; Jean-Paul Desaulniers; Andrea E. Kirkwood
J Water Health (2025) 23 (4): 546–560.