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Appendix A: Emerging and Reemerging Waterborne Pathogens
Pages 267-272

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... . define currently known waterborne pathogen classes and anticipate those emerging waterborne pathogens that are likely to be of public health concern." For the purposes of this report, emerging and reemerging pathogens can be defined as recently identified waterborne pathogens or those pathogens that were once thought to be under control from a public health perspective but are reappearing and causing increased incidence or geographic range of infections in exposed human populations.
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From page 268...
... emerging waterborne pathogens has been reviewed in several published reports and articles (EPA, 1998; LeChevallier et al., 1999; Szewzyk et al., 2000; Theron and Cloete, 2002) from a public health and/or water treatment perspective.
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From page 269...
... 2001. Classifying Drinking Water Contaminants for Regulatory Consideration.
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From page 270...
... with rashes; pericarditis of membranous the aseptic myocarditis; (inflammation of respiratory encephalitis the Health Respiratory Diarrhea Diarrhea Subclinical Gastroenteritis; Gastroenteritis Diarrhea Diarrhea Reemerging and Emerging Pathogen A-1 viruses Adenoviruses Astrovirus Coxsackieviruses Echoviruses Enteroviruses Hepatitis Norwalk/Caliciviruses Rotavirus TABLE Waterborne Viruses
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From page 271...
... 271 2000; 2002 al., al., continued et et Cloete, 2002 1999; 1999 and 2002 al., al., Szewzyk et et Szewzyk Cloete, 2002 2002 Theron and 1999; Cloete, 1999; al., and 2000 al., 2000 2000; et 2000 Cloete, et Cloete, Theron LeChevallier al., LeChevallier al., al., al., and et and et et Theron et 1998; 1998; 1998; 2000; Theron Theron Hilton EPA, LeChevallier, EPA, Szewzyk EPA, LeChevallier Szewzyk Szewzyk and water and waters water food likely products; water most highly fecal surface reservoirs biofilms milk; drinking wastewater poultry is treatment products to the to system contaminated by plants nutrient-rich are fecal-oral contaminated water water water dairy water with or exposed water treatment unpasteurized transmission probable distribution beef contamination; influenced discharge; and sources Drinking Drinking Contaminated Unknown; Source Drinking Contact Water Unknown; and in and from lung fever tract fibrosis including peptic gastric diseases disease) following stays)
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From page 272...
... 272 2002 2002 1998 EPA, Cloete, Cloete, 1999; 1999; and and al., al., et et Theron Theron 1999 1999 2000 2000 URLs 2000; al., 2000; al., et al., et al., and al., al., LeChevallier et LeChevallier et et et 1998; 1998; pathegeons/ACANTHAM.html; Szewzyk Szewzyk References http://www.awwarf.com/newprojects/ Szewzyk LeChevallier Szewzyk EPA, LeChevallier EPA, either lens thought cats is route by water contact water of probable sewage- waters case via surface fecal-oral Transmission water or water highly water; of contaminated storage be or directly to contaminated Mode Contamination Drinking Unknown; Drinking Surface Water Nutrient-rich groin weeks adults; adults; or cornea) self- and self- and disease encephalitis low-grade in characterized in persons the and several persons persons people; potentially and swollen healthy cramping, and healthy of armpits, infants for infants brain and in in ducts)
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