Heterogeneity in Potential Impact and Cost-effectiveness of ETEC and Shigella Vaccination in Four Sub-Saharan African Countries
This analysis shows that the impact and cost-effectiveness of ETEC and Shigella vaccines are more favorable if vaccinations reach the most vulnerable children in underserved provinces. Read the full article.
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Aug 06, 2024
Floods and Diarrhea Risk in Young Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Climate change is associated with more frequent and intense floods. Current research on the association between flood exposure and diarrhea risk is limited mainly to short-term and event-specific analyses. Moreover, how prior drought or water, sanita...
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Oct 12, 2021
Association of enteropathogen detection with diarrhoea by age and high versus low child mortality settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Diarrheal disease can be caused by many different pathogens - including rotavirus, adenovirus, Shigella, enterotoxigenic E. coli, Cryptosporidium, and others - and many models for estimating the burden of diarrheal diseases across populations rely ...
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May 06, 2020
Mapping geographical inequalities in childhood diarrhoeal morbidity and mortality in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17: analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
IHME's estimates, published in The Lancet, show that while diarrhea mortality has declined from 2000-2017, uneven subnational burden remains an important factor for policymakers to consider as they target interventions.
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