Background Progress has been made worldwide in reducing chronic undernutrition and
rates of linear growth stunting in children under 5 y of age, although rates still remain high in …

Giardia duodenalis captured the attention of Leeuwenhoek in 1681 while he was examining
his own diarrheal stool, but, ironically, it did not really gain attention as a human pathogen …

Abstract In 2014, the Emergency Nutrition Network published a report on the relationship
between wasting and stunting. We aim to review evidence generated since that review to …

IgA mediates microbial homeostasis at the intestinal mucosa. Within the gut, IgA acts in a
context-dependent manner to both prevent and promote bacterial colonization and to …

In 2017, an estimated 1 in every 4 (23%) children aged< 5 years were stunted worldwide.
With slow progress in stunting reduction in many regions and the realization that a large …

Background Environmental enteric dysfunction (EED) is commonly defined as an acquired
subclinical disorder of the small intestine, characterized by villous atrophy and crypt …

Giardia lamblia (Giardia) is among the most common intestinal pathogens in children in low-
and middle-income countries (LMICs). Although Giardia associates with early-life linear …

Diarrhoeal disease attributable to enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) causes
substantial morbidity and mortality predominantly in paediatric populations in low-and …

Abstract Globally, stunting affects approximately 149.2 million children under 5 years of age.
The underlying aetiology and pathophysiological mechanisms leading to stunting remain …

Linear growth delay (stunting) affects roughly 155 million children under the age of 5 years
worldwide. Treatment has been limited by a lack of understanding of the underlying …