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Ballast water: a review of the impact on the world public health

dc.contributor.authorTakahashi, C. K. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorLourenco, N. G. G. S. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorLopes, T. F.
dc.contributor.authorRall, V. L. M. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorLopes, C. A. M. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Santa Cecilia
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-20T13:50:56Z
dc.date.available2014-05-20T13:50:56Z
dc.date.issued2008-01-01
dc.description.abstractSince the nineteenth century ships have been using ballast water (BW) for safety, stability, propulsion and maneuverability, as well as to redress loss of fuel weight and water consumption, and to maintain structural stress at acceptable levels. Ballast water has been spreading many non-native species around the globe, but little is known about the extent and potential significance of ship-mediated transfer of microorganisms. The global movements of ballast water by ships create a long-distance dispersal mechanism for human pathogens that may be important in the worldwide distribution of microorganisms, as well as for the epidemiology of waterborne diseases. Only a few studies have been carried out on this subject, most of them involving ballast water containing crustacean larvae and phytoplankton. Specialized microbiological studies on these waters are necessary to avoid a repeat of what happened in 1991, when epidemic cholera was reported in Peru and rapidly spread through Latin America and Mexico. In July of 1992, Vibrio cholerae was found in the USA and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) determined that it came from ballast water of ships whose last port of call was in South America. In Brazil, just a few studies about the subject have been performed. An exploratory study by the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency (Agencia Nacional de Vigilancia Sanitaria - ANVISA) found in ballast water different microorganisms, such as fecal coliforms, Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis, Clostridium perfringens, coliphages, Vibrio cholerae O1 and Vibrio cholerae non-O1. Until now, Brazil has been focusing only on organisms transported to its territory from other countries by ballast water, to avoid their establishment and dissemination in Brazilian areas. Studies that can assess the probability that water ballast carries pathogenic microorganisms are extremely important, as is the examination of ships that arrive in the country. Treatment of the human infections caused by BW exists but none is completely safe and efficient.en
dc.description.affiliationUNESP, Sao Vicente, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Santa Cecilia, Santos, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUNESP, Botucatu Biosci Inst, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUNESP, Sao Vicente, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUNESP, Botucatu Biosci Inst, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
dc.format.extent393-408
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1678-91992008000300002
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases. Botucatu: Cevap-unesp, v. 14, n. 3, p. 393-408, 2008.
dc.identifier.fileS1678-91992008000300002-en.pdf
dc.identifier.issn1678-9199
dc.identifier.scieloS1678-91992008000300002
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/18181
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000259279500002
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peçonhentos (CEVAP)
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases
dc.relation.ispartofjcr1.782
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,573
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectpublic healthen
dc.subjectballast wateren
dc.subjectVibrio choleraeen
dc.titleBallast water: a review of the impact on the world public healthen
dc.typeResenha
dcterms.licensehttp://www.scielo.br/revistas/jvatitd/iaboutj.htm
dcterms.rightsHolderCevap-unesp
dspace.entity.typePublication
unesp.author.orcid0000-0003-4280-5619[4]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Instituto de Biociências, São Vicentept
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Instituto de Biociências, Botucatupt
unesp.departmentMicrobiologia e Imunologia - IBBpt
unesp.departmentCiências Biológicas - IBCLPpt

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