• Waterborne pathogens: why is their profile changing?

      Date: September 24th, 2020

      Time: 10:30 am PST

      Speaker: Prof. Syed A Sattar, Centre for Research on Environmental Microbiology, Canada

      Objectives:

      – Evaluate the importance of potable and recreational waters as vehicles for infectious agents – Identify major classes of waterborne pathogens
      – Discuss the impact of ongoing demographic and climatic changes on the ability of water to spread pathogens
      – Analyze increasing fresh water shortages and its impact on hygiene
      – Discuss water-based biofilms as sources of opportunistic pathogens
      – Provide examples of successes and failures
      – Identify future prospects

       

       

       

       

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