Author(s)

Nain Taara Bukhari¹, Ghulam Fatima², Urooj Zafar³, Anum Muneer¹, Shahana Urooj Kazmi¹

¹Dadabhoye Institute of Higher Education, Karachi, Pakistan.
²Civil Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
³Immunology and Infectious Diseases Research Laboratory, Karachi, Pakistan.

Background: Diarrhoea is the second leading cause of childhood mortality in children under five years old. Water is a major contributing risk factor for this disease that is a common illness and a global killer. Material and Methods: Water samples from different areas of Karachi were collected and were processed by MPN technique to evaluate the presence of microbiological substances. Results: Out of the processed samples, 64% were positive for the presence of mix enteric pathogen from different areas of Karachi; from Bhens colony, 74% were positive for the presence of fecal coli forms, among which 4% were positive for EHEC isolated from storage tank and water tank. Conclusion: The abovementioned results reflect the presence of organisms of public health importance in different sources of drinking water. According to WHO guidelines, there should be zero tolerance of these organisms in water.

Acute Watery Diarrhea, Parasites, Pathogens

Bukhari, N. , Fatima, G. , Zafar, U. , Muneer, A. and Urooj Kazmi, S. (2016) Inevitability of an Enhanced Monitoring Strategy to Reduce Water Borne Illness Combining Indicators of Sanitary Protection and Measuring Water Quality. International Journal of Clinical Medicine, 7, 748-755. doi: 10.4236/ijcm.2016.711081.