TY - JOUR AU - Rudenko, Iryna PY - 2016/03/24 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Epidemic Situation in Ukraine Related to the Quality of Drinking Water JF - Online Journal of Public Health Informatics JA - OJPHI VL - 8 IS - 1 SE - Poster Presentations DO - 10.5210/ojphi.v8i1.6574 UR - https://ojphi.org/ojs/index.php/ojphi/article/view/6574 SP - AB - <p class="p1">70 outbreaks of severe enteric infections were registered among the population in 19 administrative territories in Ukraine over the past 17 years. The source of infection was poor-quality water. A total of 8265 people acquired an infection, 4140 of them were children. Most outbreaks were related to the piped water contaminated by rotaviruses, as a result of emergencies in the water supply and sanitation systems.</p> ER -