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Solid waste motor tricycle operators in Kumasi, Ghana, harbour respiratory pathogens; a public health threat

BACKGROUND: The use of motor tricycles in transporting municipal solid waste (MSW) within urban and peri-urban towns in Ghana is on the increase. This activity often leads to the introduction of pathogen-containing bioaerosols into the environment, as well as to the tricycle operators. We sought to...

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Autores principales:	Armoh, Stephen Yaw, Aryeetey, Sherihane, Kamasah, Japhet Senyo, Boahen, Kennedy Gyau, Owusu, Michael, Adjei-Boateng, Augustina, Agbenyega, Olivia, Kwarteng, Alexander, Hingley-Wilson, Suzanne, Obiri-Danso, Kwasi, Ansong, Daniel, Sylverken, Augustina Angelina
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2023
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10124853/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37093881 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284985

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