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Backflow Prevention and Cross Connection Control

 
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ABPA - San Antonio Chapter

July 2010 Newsletter

HEPATITIS E VIRUS - USA: (TEXAS) FATAL

A ProMED-mail post  http://www.promedmail.org ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases

Source: UPI (United Press International), US News [edited] <http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/06/22/Fatal-hepatitis-E-reported-in-Texas/UPI-86981277232652/>

Fatal hepatitis E reported in Texas
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Health officials say 2 cases of hepatitis E, thought rare in the United States, have been reported in Texas and blamed for one death.  The San Antonio, Texas, cases of hepatitis E, a viral liver infection, usually considered a problem mostly in developing countries, have gotten the attention of state and local health officials, the San Antonio Express-News reported Tuesday [22 Jun 2010]. One of the cases was a 21-year-old woman who died during a liver transplant, the other a 44-year-old nurse's aide who suffered some liver damage from the disease, the newspaper said.

July 2010 Newsletter

 

What is Backflow

Backflow is the undesirable reversal of flow of nonpotable water or other substances through a cross-connection and into the piping of a public water system or consumer's potable water system. There are two types of backflow... backpressure backflow and backsiphonage.
 

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