Inadequate drinking water supply, quality and poor sanitation are among the World's major cause of preventable morbidity and mortality. Diarrheal disease alone causes 2.2 million of the 3.4 million world water related deaths per year. The study was carried out in Langas estate in Uasin Gishu County where the sources of potable water is mostly untreated ground water. The study was aimed at assessing the microbial ground water quality by assessing the amount of total coliforms, fecal coliforms and salmonella typhi and also determined the occurrence of water borne diseases in the region.The...
Inadequate drinking water supply, quality and poor sanitation are among the World's major cause of preventable morbidity and mortality. Diarrheal dise...