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"In villages of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, where there is no in-home running water, the rates for disease, such as pneumonia and meningitis among children, are about three times higher than they are than in other villages," said Dr. Jay Wenger, lead author of a new CDC study.
About 40 percent of households in the region lack water service, which could make it more difficult for people to wash their hands and prevent the spread of bacteria, said Dr. Rosalyn Singleton, immunization program director for the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium and a contributor to the report.
