Estimating global, regional and national rotavirus deaths in children aged< 5 years: current approaches, new analyses and proposed improvements

A Clark, R Black, J Tate, A Roose, K Kotloff, D Lam… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Rotavirus is a leading cause of diarrhoeal mortality in children but there is
considerable disagreement about how many deaths occur each year. Methods and findings …

Interactions between intestinal pathogens, enteropathy and malnutrition in developing countries

AJ Prendergast, P Kelly - Current opinion in infectious diseases, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Interactions between intestinal pathogens, enteropathy and m... : Current Opinion in Infectious
Diseases Interactions between intestinal pathogens, enteropathy and malnutrition in …

Quantitative microbial risk assessment of drinking water quality to predict the risk of waterborne diseases in primary-school children

J Ahmed, LP Wong, YP Chua, N Channa… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Primary-school children in low-and middle-income countries are often deprived of
microbiologically safe water and sanitation, often resulting in a high prevalence of …

Progress in maternal and child health: how has South Asia fared?

N Akseer, M Kamali, SE Arifeen, A Malik, Z Bhatti… - Bmj, 2017 - bmj.com
Progress in maternal and child health: how has South Asia fared? Page 1 HEALTH IN SOUTH
ASIA the bmj | BMJ 2017;357:j1608 | doi: 10.1136/07_bmj.j1608 1 Progress in maternal and …

Prevalence and epidemiological distribution of selected foodborne pathogens in human and different environmental samples in Ethiopia: a systematic review and …

D Belina, Y Hailu, T Gobena, T Hald, PMK Njage - One health outlook, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Bacterial Foodborne Pathogens (FBP) are the commonest cause of foodborne
illness or foodborne diseases (FBD) worldwide. They contaminate food at any stages in the …

[HTML][HTML] Bangladesh: a success case in combating childhood diarrhoea

SM Billah, S Raihana, NB Ali, A Iqbal… - Journal of global …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Bangladesh had a large reduction in childhood deaths due to diarrhoeal
disease in recent decades. This paper explores the preventive, promotive, curative and …

Trends and risk factors for childhood diarrhea in sub-Saharan countries (1990–2013): assessing the neighborhood inequalities

AR Bado, AS Susuman, EI Nebie - Global health action, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background Diarrheal diseases are a major cause of child mortality and one of the main
causes of medical consultation for children in sub-Saharan countries. This paper attempts to …

Child feeding practices and diarrheal disease among children less than two years of age of the nomadic people in Hadaleala District, Afar Region, Northeast Ethiopia

Z Gizaw, W Woldu, BD Bitew - International breastfeeding journal, 2017 - Springer
Background Diarrhea is a serious public health problem in Ethiopia. It is responsible for 24–
30% of all infant deaths and there is a lack of evidence on the health burdens among the …

Persistent diarrhoea: current knowledge and novel concepts

RHJ Bandsma, K Sadiq, ZA Bhutta - Paediatrics and international …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Background: Persistent diarrhoea (PD), defined as diarrhoeal symptoms for
longer than 2 weeks, still forms a substantial disease burden in children under 5 years of …

Microbial contamination levels in the drinking water and associated health risks in Karachi, Pakistan

R Amin, MB Zaidi, S Bashir, R Khanani… - Journal of Water …, 2019 - iwaponline.com
The current study aimed to assess the microbial quality of municipal (tap) and ground
(borehole) water in Karachi, Pakistan. A health survey was also conducted to assess …