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Table 2 Contamination of water samples with Salmonella enterica collected in the Asante Akyem district, Ghana

From: Characterization of Salmonella enterica from invasive bloodstream infections and water sources in rural Ghana

Water Source

Samples analysed

Salmonella contamination (%)a

Well

249

10 (4.0)

Householdb

136

1 (0.7)

Borehole

60

0 (0.0)

River

55

8 (14.5)

Pipe

11

0 (0.0)

  1. apercentage per samples analysed
  2. bcontainer-stored water of unknown origin in households
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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