Prevalence of rotaviruses, adenoviruses and hepatitis A in water samples collected from domestic water sources in Windhoek.

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dc.contributor.authorShilikomwenyo, Sylvia
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-07T10:29:20Z
dc.date.available2020-07-07T10:29:20Z
dc.date.issued2019-10
dc.description.abstractA growing population contributes to increasing demand for water. Windhoek’s water supply is based on the use of surface and groundwater. However, all potable water resources within a radius of 500 km have been fully exploited. The rainfall is uncertain and long spells of severe droughts are frequently encountered. There are four main sources of water supply to the central area of Windhoek: surface water obtained from the Von Bach, Swakoppoort and Omatako dams; groundwater abstracted from 50 municipal production boreholes; reclaimed water recovered by suitable treatment from both the New Goreangab Water Reclamation Plant (NGWRP) and the Old Goreangab Water Reclamation Plant (OGWRP). Natural water sources which include rivers, lakes and ponds can be contaminated with microorganisms which inhabit the environment in the form of planktonic organisms and sessile biofilms. Microbial agents, associated with waterborne outbreaks, include bacterial organisms (Salmonella, Campylobacter, Escherichia coli and Vibrio cholera, amongst many others) as well as viruses (Hepatitis A virus, rotavirus and Norwalk virus), protozoa (Giardia and Cryptosporidium), helminths and fungi can contaminate water systems.en_US
dc.identifier.citationShilikomwenyo, S. (2019). Prevalence of rotaviruses, adenoviruses and hepatitis a in water samples collected from domestic water sources in Windhoek. (Unpublished masters thesis. Windhoek: Namibia University of Science and Technology.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.nust.na/jspui/handle/10628/722
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherNamibia University of Science and Technologyen_US
dc.subjectRotavirusesen_US
dc.subjectAdenovirusesen_US
dc.subjectDomestic water - Windhoeken_US
dc.titlePrevalence of rotaviruses, adenoviruses and hepatitis A in water samples collected from domestic water sources in Windhoek.en_US
dc.title.alternativeThesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Windhoek, Namibiaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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