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Using a randomized evaluation in Kenya, we measure health impacts of spring protection, an investment that improves source water quality. We also estimate households' valuation of spring protection and simulate the welfare impacts of alternatives to the current system of common property rights in
OBJECTIVE
To explore the epidemiological characteristics of viral diarrhea of norovirus (NV), sapovirus (SV) and astrovirus (AstV) among children in Zhuhai during winter and spring.
METHODS
Stool specimens were collected from children with viral diarrhea in Maternal and Child Health Hospital of
BACKGROUND
Since 1910, there have been many studies on acute gastroenteritis in children in Japan. These diseases, namely Kasei-shoni-kolera (pseudocholera infantum) or banshu-otosho (late autumn vomiting disease), are historically known to occur in the cooler season with a peak in November or
Vittaforma corneae is an obligate intracellular fungus and can cause human ocular microsporidiosis. Although accumulating reports of V. corneae causing keratoconjunctivitis in both healthy and immunocompromised persons have been published, little is known about the organism's occurrence in aquatic
To survive the harsh environment of a churning intestinal tract, bacteria attach to the host epithelium via thin fibers called pili (or fimbriae). Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli bacteria expressing colonization factor antigen I (CFA/I) pili and related pili are the most common known bacterial
Human adenoviruses (HAdVs) are DNA viruses found in recreational water, such as water parks and swimming pools. Human adenovirus 41 (HAdV-41) is the most common serotype detected and is a leading cause of acute diarrheal disease. The focus of this study is to determine the prevalence of HAdVs in hot
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To assess the quality of freshwater aquifers (springs) associated diseases, and indigenous perception in Ghizer, Gilgit-Baltistan.
UNASSIGNED
This was a cross-sectional study conducted at the department of environmental science, Karakoram International University Gilgit after approval
OBJECTIVE
To study methods of diagnosis and treatment for atypical pneumonia (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), outbreak of the illness in Guangzhou during Jan. - Mar., 2003.
METHODS
190 cases with atypical pneumonia were analyzed, and the cases were admitted in Guangzhou municipal First Hospital
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the epidemic of diarrhea caused by rotavirus infection among children treated at the Beijing Friendship Hospital in a period of 2 years.
METHODS
Stool samples were collected from 972 diarrheic children from January 2010 to January 2012. The antigen of rotavirus was detected
Three of nine dairy calves born in the spring/summer wee severely ataxic at birth. Necropsy of the 3 affected calves revealed severe cerebellar degeneration (hypoplasia). Clinical signs were inapparent in the adult cows. Serum neutralization titers of the cows and calves indicated high bovine viral
Of 1,004 isolates of Escherichia coli obtained during the spring of 1975 in seven different states from calves with diarrhea, 124 isolates were enterotoxigenic based upon ability to cause distention of the calf ligated intestinal segment. Isolates of enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) were obtained from
Campylobacter jejuni and/or Campylobacter coli was cultured from 218 of 1,078 patients of all age groups admitted to Alice Springs Hospital, Alice Springs, central Australia, between July 1988 and June 1989 for treatment of diarrhea. One hundred sixty-six Campylobacter colonies from 127 patients
OBJECTIVE
To improve our understanding of climate variability and diarrheal disease at the community level and inform predictions for future climate change scenarios, we examined whether the El Niño climate pattern is associated with increased rates of diarrhea among Peruvian children.
METHODS
We
BACKGROUND
Few data have been published recently on the etiology of outpatient pediatric diarrhea in the US.
METHODS
We determined the etiology of acute, nondysenteric diarrhea among 147 children between 2 and 11 years old presenting to 9 outpatient clinics in various regions of the US between
Neither diarrhea nor malabsorption readily springs to mind as a major clinical problem when considering gastrointestinal disorders of the elderly. However, such disorders commonly occur in older age groups, although more covertly than in the young, and can result in disability. For this reason, it