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Year 2023, Volume: 40 Issue: 4, 804 - 804, 03.01.2024

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A literature review of waterborne outbreaks in the last decade in Türkiye

Year 2023, Volume: 40 Issue: 4, 804 - 804, 03.01.2024

Abstract

The present study aimed to evaluate the studies in the literature on waterborne outbreaks in the last decade. Between 2010-2020, the literature was reviewed using the words "waterborne outbreak, outbreak investigation, Türkiye and water" with PubMed, Google academic, and TR Index databases. The 14 articles suitable for the outbreak review were reached and evaluated regarding the significant results. The responsible agents were determined as Norovirus in six studies, F. Tularensis in four, Shigella spp. in two, Rotavirus in one, and polymicrobial factors in one. In these outbreaks, 51,802 people were affected. Studies were descriptive, case-control, and retrospective cohort. The most outbreaks occurred in 2014 (n=4) and 2010 (n=3). The largest outbreak was a Norovirus outbreak in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras, where 34,490 people were affected. In these outbreaks, 641 people received inpatient treatment, while no deaths were reported. In five of the outbreaks, the spots where the water was contaminated were detected, and it was not detected in nine. Failures in the water supply network, the lack of water tanks per the legislation, and the lack of chlorination for different reasons were determined to have caused waterborne outbreaks. Continuous water disinfection, overhauling non-compliance water tanks, timely maintenance and replacement of water networks, and strengthening communication between the institution responsible for water disinfection and health institutions can prevent waterborne outbreaks that could become a significant public health problem.

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Primary Language English
Subjects Infectious Diseases
Journal Section Correction
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Emre Akgül 0000-0002-1942-540X

Hatice Nilden Arslan 0000-0002-3237-7123

Özlem Terzi 0000-0002-9524-5582

Publication Date January 3, 2024
Submission Date January 2, 2024
Acceptance Date January 3, 2024
Published in Issue Year 2023 Volume: 40 Issue: 4

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APA Akgül, E., Arslan, H. N., & Terzi, Ö. (2024). A literature review of waterborne outbreaks in the last decade in Türkiye. Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, 40(4), 804-804.
AMA Akgül E, Arslan HN, Terzi Ö. A literature review of waterborne outbreaks in the last decade in Türkiye. J. Exp. Clin. Med. January 2024;40(4):804-804.
Chicago Akgül, Emre, Hatice Nilden Arslan, and Özlem Terzi. “A Literature Review of Waterborne Outbreaks in the Last Decade in Türkiye”. Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine 40, no. 4 (January 2024): 804-4.
EndNote Akgül E, Arslan HN, Terzi Ö (January 1, 2024) A literature review of waterborne outbreaks in the last decade in Türkiye. Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine 40 4 804–804.
IEEE E. Akgül, H. N. Arslan, and Ö. Terzi, “A literature review of waterborne outbreaks in the last decade in Türkiye”, J. Exp. Clin. Med., vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 804–804, 2024.
ISNAD Akgül, Emre et al. “A Literature Review of Waterborne Outbreaks in the Last Decade in Türkiye”. Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine 40/4 (January 2024), 804-804.
JAMA Akgül E, Arslan HN, Terzi Ö. A literature review of waterborne outbreaks in the last decade in Türkiye. J. Exp. Clin. Med. 2024;40:804–804.
MLA Akgül, Emre et al. “A Literature Review of Waterborne Outbreaks in the Last Decade in Türkiye”. Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, vol. 40, no. 4, 2024, pp. 804-.
Vancouver Akgül E, Arslan HN, Terzi Ö. A literature review of waterborne outbreaks in the last decade in Türkiye. J. Exp. Clin. Med. 2024;40(4):804-.