[Diseases transmitted through water for human consumption].
The water for human consumption maintains a biological risk and can transmit diseases. The classical waterborne and the presently frequent diseases caused by protozoi Giardia and Cryptosporidium are considered and Arcobacter butzleri, a new waterborne pathogen, is described. Many measures have been adopted by institutions to ensure the quality of the drinking water. Managers and public health operators is working in order to verify the efficiency of more suitable indicators for its monitoring.
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Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Facoltà di Medicina, Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Cattedra di Igiene, Via Montpellier, 1 00133 Roma. franco@med.uniroma2.it
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D004326:Drinking; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D014871:Water Microbiology