Parasitic protozoa in drinking water.
The importance of treating public water supplies to destroy pathogenic micro-organisms has long been recognized. In the past, emphasis has been laid on bacteria, but the hazard posed by certain protozoan parasites is being increasingly recognized. Some of these present a particularly serious problem in that they can survive chlorination and most purification treatments regarded by international standards, as giving adequate protection to the consumer.
Scottish Parasite Diagnostic Laboratory.
H V
HV
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P G
PG
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D000818:Animals; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000635:transmission; D014881:Water Supply