Factors Affecting the Prevalence of Fecal Pathogen Infections: Approaches for Health Risk Protection

• Main Authors: Thammarat Koottatep, Achara Taweesan, Thongchai Kanabkaew, Chongrak Polprasert
• Other Authors: Asian Institute of Technology. Resources and Development. School of Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Diarrhea infections; Fecal sludge managementmt; Liver fluke infections; Pathogen infections; Parasitic infections
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/62950
• Institution: Mahidol University

Septic tank sludge or fecal sludge (FS) is often discharged on public areas without any treatment, causing environmental and adverse public health effects. Millennium Development Goal 7c (MDG 7c) targets improved access to water and sanitation because 85% of the world’s total FS is often discharged...