fecal

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More than 4 billion people around the world lack access to safely managed water, and fecal contamination contributes to millions of cases of diarrheal illness each year, especially among children.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2026

The main way people get norovirus is by accidentally drinking water or eating food contaminated with fecal matter, or touching a contaminated surface and then placing their fingers in their mouths.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025

Contamination by bacteria from fecal matter has been found on several occasions in the wells supplying Perrier, especially after heavy rainfall.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

The team analyzed fecal samples from 14 people with CAD and compared them to samples from 28 healthy participants using metagenomic sequencing, a powerful technique that identifies all the DNA within a sample.

From Science Daily • Nov. 12, 2025

“Did you know that toxoplasmosis and campylobacteriosis are transmitted to humans from the fecal matter of cats?”

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson