Bacterial Contamination of Drinking Water in the Internally Displaced People Camps in South Darfur, Sudan

Yassir Mohammed Eltahir,Amira Ahmed Abdelrahman

doi:10.4236/cweee.2013.22b002

Yassir Mohammed Eltahir, Amira Ahmed Abdelrahman

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https://doi.org/10.4236/cweee.2013.22b002

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Abstract

A total of 240 water samples were collected during the three seasons of 2009 from different sites and sources in the internally displaced camps (IDP) including bore holes, hand pumps, dug wells, water points, water reservoir and household storage containers. Samples were investigated using the most probable number method to detected and count the total coliform, faecal coliform and faecal enterococci. Enteric bacteria detected were E. coli, Enterococcus faecalis, Klebsiella, Citrobacter and Enterobacter .House hold containers showed continuous level of contamination by all different bacteria throughout the three seasons. This was followed by hand pumps, both reservoir and boreholes and dug wells. Water points revealed no level of contamination throughout the three seasons.

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The provision of drinking water of adequate quality and quantity remains a major public health need in many African countries, where diarrhoeal diseases continue to cause extensive morbidity and mortality [1]
A total of 240 water samples were collected during the three seasons of 2009 from different sites and sources in the internally displaced camps (IDP) including bore holes, hand pumps, dug wells, water points, water reservoir and household storage containers
The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of enteric bacteria contaminations in drinking water in South Darfur Sudan with special reference to the internally displaced people camps (IDPs)

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The provision of drinking water of adequate quality and quantity remains a major public health need in many African countries, where diarrhoeal diseases continue to cause extensive morbidity and mortality [1]. There has been a large movement of internally displaced people into the peripheral areas of Nyala city because of the civil war in Darfur region. These communities live in camps characterized by crowding, poor housing and inadequate water and sanitation. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of enteric bacteria contaminations in drinking water in South Darfur Sudan with special reference to the internally displaced people camps (IDPs)

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