Waterborne Diseases and Their Association with Microbiology
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2023) | Viewed by 3941
Special Issue Editors
2. Department of Research, Pediatric Hospital of Sinaloa, Secretary of Health, 80246 Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico
Interests: cell biology; microbiology; infectious diseases; proteins and peptides with antimicrobial and antitumor properties; vaccines
Interests: fungus; virus; oomycetes; plant diseases; nematodes; microbiology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Waterborne diseases (WDs) are caused by pathogenic microorganisms transmitted in water. Despite modern technologies and systems, these diseases remain an alarming leading cause of human morbidity and mortality worldwide. Although 95% of these WDs are preventable, water and sanitation are not globally accessible. WDs are acquired through ingestion of or contact with recreational or drinking water contaminated by disease-causing microbes or pathogens. Waterborne pathogens can be transmitted via contaminated foods or beverages, contact with animals or their environment, and even person-to-person spread. Outbreaks of waterborne infections occur in areas that are typically linked to local eco-epidemiological conditions, water-mediated pathogen transport, and human mobility. Furthermore, climate change is expected to increase the incidence of water-related illnesses due to disrupted marine and freshwater resources.
Waterborne pathogens can be divided into three main categories: viruses, bacteria, and parasites (the latter consist of protozoa and helminths). Water-transmitted pathogens classified as having a moderate-to-high health impact by the World Health Organization (WHO) include: Adenovirus, Astrovirus, hepatitis A and E viruses, Rotavirus, Norovirus, Enteroviruses, and Polioviruses, as well as bacteria such as Vibrio spp, Campylobacter jejuni, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Shigella spp., and Salmonella spp., and parasites such as Giardia lamblia, Toxoplasma, Entamoeba spp, free-living amoebae, Cryptosporidium parvum, Ascaris, and Brainerd diarrhea, among others.
This Special Issue of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) focuses on the current state of knowledge on the relationship between waterborne diseases and microbiology. New research papers, reviews, case reports, and conference papers are welcome. Papers related to new methods for detection, diagnosis, and treatments are also encouraged. Other accepted manuscript types include methodological papers, position papers, brief reports, and commentaries.
Manuscripts from different disciplines, including microbiology, public health and epidemiology, waterborne outbreaks, new methods for detection, risk evaluation, and health impact assessment, and new alternatives for the prevention, detection, and treatment of waterborne diseases, will be accepted. Topics of interest include:
- Molecular and cell biology of waterborne pathogens;
- Mechanism of pathogenicity, new virulence factors, etc.;
- Epidemiology of waterborne diseases;
- Outbreaks due to waterborne pathogens in foods and beverages;
- Health benefits associated with drinking water;
- Climate change and drinking water quality;
- New alternatives for the prevention, detection, and treatment of waterborne diseases.
Prof. Dr. Carlos Alfonso López-Orona
Prof. Dr. Adrian Canizalez-Roman
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- waterborne diseases
- waterborne pathogens
- infectious diseases
- waterborne outbreaks
- epidemiology
- health impact
- drinking water
- emerging waterborne diseases
