ENH 424 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Campylobacter
17 Mar 2016
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Problems with surface contaminaion (gudi well groundwater under direct inluence) May 8-12 chlorine level not being checked (the two brothers had no training, didn"t check chlorine because chlorinaion equipment was broken, made up results) May 19, hu checks with puc to ask about water quality. Adverse water result received by puc on may 17. Lab had no responsibility to report adverse results to health unit. 1996 provincial gov moved tesing from public labs to private labs. Outbreaks happen because lots of things go wrong at the same time. Safe water is the cornerstone of good public health. You ind a protected water supply and minimally treat it. Campylobacter (comes from catle and human faeces) outbreak previously. Keep your eyes on 3 things to ensure a safe water supply.
