Background Cost-of-illness data from empirical studies provide insights into the use of
healthcare resources including both expenditures and the opportunity cost related to …

Background Rapid urbanization, unmatched by an associated supply of housing, has
resulted in overcrowding in the cities of many developing countries, including in …

Objective To present evidence from available reliable published data on the prevalence,
incidence and severity of diarrhoea in children aged under five years in South Africa …

This paper describes the relationship between temperature change and diarrhoea in under
five-year-old children in the Cape Town Metropolitan Area (CTMA) of South Africa. The study …

Abstract The Buffalo River and its dams are major surface water sources used for fresh
produce irrigation, raw water abstraction and recreation in parts of the Eastern Cape …

Background Diarrheal diseases are a major threat to human health and still represent a
leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Although the burden of the diarrheal …

Background In low-and middle-income countries neonatal infections are important causes of
infant mortality. Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a major pathogen. A GBS polysaccharide …

Human enteric viruses (HEntVs) are a major cause of water-related diseases. The
prevalence of hepatitis A virus (HAV), rotaviruses (RoV) and enteroviruses (EnV) in Buffalo …

Background Diarrhea is one of the leading causes of childhood morbidity and mortality.
Hospitalization for diarrhea can pose a significant burden to health systems and …

Buffalo River is an important water resource in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.
The potential risks of infection constituted by exposure to human enteric viruses in the …