Introduction - Waterborne Pathogens: Detection Methods and Applications - page 2

Figure 1.1 Map of the world indicating areas of water stress. Source: http://www.grida.
no/graphicslib/detail/water-scarcity-index_14f3# (For color version of this figure, the
reader is referred to the online version of this topic.)
Figure 1.2 Illustration of the worldwide mortality impacts of waterborne patho-
gens. Source: http://www.who.int/heli/risks/water/en/wshmap.pdf accessed on
29/09/12 (For color version of this figure, the reader is referred to the online version
of this topic.)
5 years old. Although most of this disease impact occurs in low income coun-
tries, where it is estimated that more than 3000 children die each day from
diarrheal diseases, waterborne disease is still a threat to citizens in the devel-
oped world ( Fig. 1.2 ). For example, one of the largest recent outbreaks was the
cryptosporidiosis outbreak in Milwaukee in 1993, in which approximately