“…In Mbouda, as in most cities in Cameroon, the risk associated with poor quality of vegetable irrigation water is not taken into account in the strategies to combat waterborne diseases; the focus is essentially on the quality of drinking water. Several studies point to the lack of hygiene, sanitation and consumption of contaminated water or food as the cause of these diseases (Mendoza‐Espinosa & Daesslé, 2018; Mulopo & Chimbari, 2021; Ntangmo Tsafack et al, 2012, 2019a; Ntangmo Tsafack et al, 2022; Ntangmo Tsafack, Joko, et al, 2021b). Waterborne diseases are, however, recurrent in the city of Mbouda and constitute a real public health problem.…”