No cholera in domestic water sources in Hammanskraal – new study The study, however, found that a river in the area contained high levels of human waste and bacteria. Report: mphoza248
“Only one of the samples collected along the Apies River, downstream from the Temba Wastewater Treatment Works tested positive for the presence of the toxigenic Vibrio cholerae strain. This observed presence downstream could be attributed to the general circulation of the strain in the community.”
The report also found that a cholera strain was detected in a spruit used by small-scale farmers to water crops. “The impact of using river water for irrigation was investigated by collecting a total of 140 water, fresh produce, and sediment samples in different farms within the Hammanskraal area and analysed for the presence of the toxigenic Vibrio cholerae strain. The toxigenic Vibrio cholerae strain was detected in water samples collected from the Kaalplaasspruit, which flows into the Apies River further downstream in the Hammanskraal area.”“We found that this high level of E.
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