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Animal Waste, Water Quality and Human Health

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4Zoonotic waterbornepathogens in livestock <strong>and</strong> theirexcreta – interventionsVictor Gannon, Delia Grace <strong>and</strong>Edward R. Atwill4.1 INTRODUCTIONIn Chapter 3, the prevalence of zoonotic pathogens in animal populations wasdiscussed. In the present Chapter, methods used to reduce these zoonoticpathogens in animal populations <strong>and</strong> their waste products are presented.However, it must be borne in mind that farm-level interventions are rarelyprimarily aimed at reducing risks associated with waterborne disease in humans;most commonly the objective is to reduce foodborne zoonotic illness (caused bythe same pathogens) or to reduce production losses in domestic animals. In thecase of so-called “dual burden pathogens”, that is micro-organisms with major© 2012 World <strong>Health</strong> Organization (WHO). <strong>Animal</strong> <strong>Waste</strong>, <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Quality</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Human</strong> <strong>Health</strong>. Editedby Al Dufour, Jamie Bartram, Robert Bos <strong>and</strong> Victor Gannon. ISBN: 9781780401232. Published byIWA Publishing, London, UK.

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