Sanitary status and water quality of some drinking water sources and antibiogram of Shiga toxin-producing O157:H7 isolated from Shika, Zaria, Nigeria.

This study assessed the sanitary condition and quality of selected wells and boreholes in Shika, Zaria Nigeria. Fifty samples each were collected during the dry and wet seasons. This involved sanitary survey, water quality assessment, isolation and characterization of Shiga toxin-producing O157:H7 (STEC) and, antibiogram assay.