Seid Tiku Mereta

Abstract Microbiological contamination of water poses an ongoing global public health concern. This study assesses the association between water quality and beef contamination within the slaughter-to-plate continuum, considering additional operational and handling factors. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the role of water quality and other factors in beef contamination along the slaughterhouse-to-plate continuum in Southwestern Ethiopia.

Globally, millions of young children affected by acute respiratory infections every year, which is the leading cause of death and serious illness among children. Though strategies, including promoting improved stoves, have been implemented to combat this public health challenge, the effectiveness of local improved stoves introduced during pregnancy in reducing household air pollution and related respiratory illnesses remains limited.

There are errors in the author affiliations. The correct affiliations are as follows: Girma Mamo Zegene1,3, Seid Tiku Mereta1, Seblework Mekonen2 1 Department of Environmental Health Sciences & Technology, Public Health Facult, Institute of Health Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia, 2 Department of Water and Health, Ethiopian Institute of Water Resources, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 3 Department of Public Health, Mizan Aman Health Science College, Mizan Aman, Ethiopia.