Resumen

GONZALEZ GONZALEZ, María Isabel  y  CHIROLES RUBALCABA, Sergio. Water safety in emergence and disasters situations: Microbiological dangers and their assessment. Rev Cubana Hig Epidemiol [online]. 2010, vol.48, n.1, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3003.

Different emergence and disasters situations may to affect the water quality and to cause potential microbiological risks for health. Natural disasters such floods, tornados, hurricanes and other emergences may to damage the drinking water and its reservoirs. In tropical countries and specially in the Caribbean islands like Cuba, in past years, hurricanes, tropical storms, floods and droughts have produced significant affectations. An important factor increasing the morbidity from acute diarrheic diseases is related to the water lacking mainly in these events. The aim of present paper is to emphasize some elements to be considered in assessment of water microbiological quality, indicators of fecal contamination recommended and of feasible execution, as well as the fast detection methods and the field portable equipments to offer a fast response of water microbiological quality in emergence and disasters situations, especially in Cuba.

Palabras clave : Water microbiological quality; disasters; emergences; methods.

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