We estimated the disease burden from water, sanitation, and hygiene at the global level
taking into account various disease outcomes, principally diarrheal diseases. The disability …

Objective To estimate the burden of diarrhoeal diseases from exposure to inadequate water,
sanitation and hand hygiene in low‐and middle‐income settings and provide an overview of …

Background To develop updated estimates in response to new exposure and exposure-
response data of the burden of diarrhoea, respiratory infections, malnutrition …

In this paper, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) presents an approach and a
national estimate of drinking water related endemic acute gastrointestinal illness (AGI) that …

In the formulation of rational risk management policies, policy-makers increasingly rely on
estimates of the disease burden attributable to certain risk factors. Decisionmakers consider …

The 2010 global burden of disease (GBD) study represents the latest effort to estimate the
global burden of disease and injuries and the associated risk factors. Like previous GBD …

The disease burden from unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene (WSH) is estimated at the
global level taking into account various disease outcomes, principally diarrhoeal diseases …

To evaluate the applicability of disability adjusted life-years (DALYs) as a measure to
compare positive and negative health effects of drinking water disinfection, we conducted a …

Background Assessments of disease burden are important to inform national, regional, and
global strategies and to guide investment. We aimed to estimate the drinking water …

This volume, Water and Human Health, is intended to provide an overview of the
relationship between water and human health. The primary focus is on water and health in …