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Campylobacter Infection
Global Water Pathogens Project
Newsletter Vol. 3, Issue 24
November 15, 2017
Comparative survival of viruses during thermophilic and mesophilic anaerobic digestion
Science of The Total Environment, Volume 615, 15 February 2018, Pages 15-19.
Hannah P. Sassi, Luisa A. Ikner, Sherif Abd-Elmaksoud, Charles P. Gerba, Ian L. Pepper
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969717325573
Hepatitis E Disease
November 8, 2017
Viability qPCR, a new tool for Legionella risk management
International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, Volume 220, Issue 8, November 2017, Pages 1318-1324.
X. Lizana, A. López, S. Benito, G. Agustí, M. Ríos, N. Piqué, A. M. Marqués, F. Codony
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1438463917302468
Growth of Legionella anisa in a model drinking water system to evaluate different shower outlets and the impact of cast iron rust
International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, Volume 220, Issue 8, November 2017, Pages 1295-1308.
Wilcovan der Lugt, Sjoerd M. Euser, Jacob P. Bruin, Jeroen W. Den Boer, Jimmy T. Walker, Sebastian Crespi
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1438463917303565?via%3Dihub
A systematic review of nosocomial waterborne infections in neonates and mothers
International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, Volume 220, Issue 8, November 2017, Pages 1199-1206.
Michelle Moffa, Wilson Guo, Trudy Li, Ryan Cronk, Lydia S. Abebe, Jamie Bartram
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1438463917303590
Inactivation of Human Norovirus Genogroups I and II and Surrogates by Free Chlorine in Postharvest Leafy Green Wash Water
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, November 2017, vol. 83, no. 22, e01457-17
Nathan Dunkin, ShihChi Weng, Joseph G. Jacangelo, Kellogg J. Schwab
The Importance of Sanitation
November 1, 2017
WHO delays guinea-worm disease eradication to 2020: are dogs the sole culprits?
The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Vol 17 November 2017, 1124-1125.
M. Teresa Galán-Puchades
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(17)30565-0/fulltext
Water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions: an urgent requirement in post-flood Nepal
The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Vol 17 November 2017, 1118-1119.
Om Prasad Gautam, Yael Velleman, Krishna Prasad Paudel, Meghnath Dhimal, Val Curtis
http://thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(17)30569-8/fulltext
Health-based ingestion exposure guidelines for Vibrio cholerae: Technical basis for water reuse applications
Science of The Total Environment, Volumes 613–614, 1 February 2018, Pages 379-387.
Annetta P. Watson, Anthony Q. Armstrong, George H. White, Brandolyn H. Thran
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969717323197?via%3Dihub
Inactivation of microbiota from urban wastewater by single and sequential electrocoagulation and electro-Fenton treatments
Water Research, Volume 126, 1 December 2017, Pages 450-459.
Eduard Anfruns-Estrada, Carmina Bruguera-Casamada, Humbert Salvadó, Enric Brillasc, Ignasi Sirésc, Rosa M. Araujo
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135417308175
A risk-based approach for developing standards for irrigation with reclaimed wat
Water Research, Volume 126, 1 December 2017, Pages 372-384.
Mads Troldborg, Dominic Duckett, Richard Allan, Emily Hastings, Rupert L. Hough
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135417307959
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