Estimating the Risk of Acute Gastrointestinal Disease Attributed to E. coli O157:H7 in Irrigation Water and Agricultural Soil: A Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment
| Autor: | Chidozie Declan Iwu, Chinwe Juliana Iwu-Jaja, Anthony Ifeanyin Okoh, Michael Ekubu Otim, Amina M. Al Marzouqi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Environmental effects of industries and plants
Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment agroecosystem Geography Planning and Development public health TJ807-830 Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 Renewable energy sources diarrhoea modelling Environmental sciences microbial hazard GE1-350 |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability, Vol 14, Iss 1878, p 1878 (2022) Sustainability Volume 14 Issue 3 Pages: 1878 |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| Popis: | Introduction: The occurrence of E. coli O157:H7 in the agricultural environment poses a serious threat to public health. The primary aim was to estimate the probability of illness caused by E. coli O157:H7 in irrigation water and agricultural soil niches. Methods: The Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment was used and the risks were characterized using the Monte Carlo simulation with 10,000 iterations. Results: The mean levels of E. coli O157:H7 in the irrigation water and agricultural soil samples was 1.328 × 103 CFU/100 mL (Range: 0.00 to 13.000 × 103 CFU/100 mL) and 2.482 × 103 CFU/g (Range: 0.167 × 103 to 16.333 × 103 CFU/g), respectively. The risk of infection in humans exposed to this water and soil was 100%. In addition, a high risk of acute diarrheal disease was estimated at 25.0 × 10−2 for humans exposed to contaminated water and/or soil. Summary: These results exceeded the WHO diarrheal disease risk standard of 1.0 × 10−3. These findings demonstrated a high probability of acute gastrointestinal disease among humans exposed to E. coli O157:H7 in irrigation water and agricultural soil samples collected from the study sites representing a huge public health threat. |
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