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Animal Waste, Water Quality and Human Health

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24<strong>Animal</strong> <strong>Waste</strong>, <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Quality</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Human</strong> <strong>Health</strong>Table 2.2 (Continued)Pathogen Severity of disease Evidence forwaterbornetransmissionBacteria Salmonella entericasubspeciesenterica (1,500serovars)Bacteria Leptospirainterrogans (200serovars) in 23serogroupsBacteria Francisellatularensis subspholarcticasOutbreaks in healthyhumans. Diarrhoea.May result insepticemia.Moderate casefatalityEndemic regions butoutbreaks occur inhealthy humans.May result insepticaemia.Moderate case fatalityEndemic regions butoutbreaks occur inhealthy humans.Lymphadenitis,septicaemia.Low case fatality.Killed bychlorinationof waterPrincipalanimalreservoirsYes Yes Poultry, swine,cattle, horses,dogs, cats,wildmammals <strong>and</strong>birds, reptiles,amphibiansYes Yes Domestic <strong>and</strong>wild animals,common inrodents, dogsDistribution RankWorldwide 2Worldwide 2Yes Yes Rodents Europe <strong>and</strong>Asia3

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