Ahmad Syatir, Tahar and Lesley Maurice, Bilung and Kasing, Apun and Yvonne Ai Lian, Lim and Reena Leeba, Richard and Hashimatul Fatma, Hashim and Elexson, Nillian and Lau, Seng (2023) WATERBORNE PARASITES IN TRINGGUS VILLAGES. In: Bungo Range : Biodiversity and Community. UNIMAS Publisher, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, pp. 196-203.
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Abstract
Waterborne parasites have caused two million mortalities annually particularly among those children below five-year-old children. Accessibility to clean water supply is a fundamental and global issue considering that water contamination by pathogens constitutes high potential to massive outbreaks that can impact economic and social development. Based on the recent statistics by UNICEF, 88% of rural population in Malaysia received basic water supplies from improved sources (i.e. free from outside contamination, principally from faecal matter) in 2015. Within that percentage, there are many rural communities that do not receive piped portable water since they are located remotely from the nearest water treatment facilities. Rural communities which are socially and economically underprivileged such as lack of basic water supplies, can be exposed to various infections sourced from the untreated water.
| Item Type: | Book Chapter |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Waterborne parasites, mortalities, pathogens, Tringgus, Bidayuh community. |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QR Microbiology |
| Divisions: | Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Resource Science and Technology Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Faculty of Resource Science and Technology |
| Depositing User: | Gani |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Dec 2023 03:29 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Dec 2023 03:29 |
| URI: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/43659 |
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