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2. Moderate-to-Severe Diarrhea and Stunting Among Children Younger Than 5 Years: Findings From the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa (VIDA) Study.
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Nasrin, Dilruba, Liang, Yuanyuan, Powell, Helen, Casanova, Ines Gonzalez, Sow, Samba O, Hossain, M Jahangir, Omore, Richard, Sanogo, Doh, Tamboura, Boubou, Zaman, Syed M A, Antonio, Martin, Jones, Joquina Chiquita M, Awuor, Alex O, Kasumba, Irene N, Ochieng, John B, Badji, Henry, Verani, Jennifer R, Widdowson, Marc-Alain, Roose, Anna, and Jamka, Leslie P
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DIARRHEA , *VACCINES , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *CASE-control method , *RESEARCH funding , *ODDS ratio , *GROWTH disorders , *SUB-Saharan Africans , *DISEASE risk factors , *DISEASE complications , *CHILDREN - Abstract
Background: Stunting affects >20% of children <5 years old worldwide and disproportionately impacts underserved communities. The Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa (VIDA) Study examined the association between an episode of moderate-to-severe diarrhea (MSD) and the risk of subsequent stunting in children <5 years living in 3 sub-Saharan African countries. Methods: In this prospective, matched, case-control study among children <5 years, data were collected over 36 months from 2 groups. "Children with MSD" visited a health center within 7 days of illness onset experiencing ≥3 loose stools/day plus sunken eyes, poor skin turgor, dysentery, intravenous rehydration, or hospitalization. "Children without MSD" were enrolled from the community within 14 days of the index MSD child; they were diarrhea-free during the previous 7 days and were matched to the index case by age, sex, and residence. Using generalized linear mixed-effects models, we estimated the effect of an MSD episode on odds of being stunted, defined as height-for-age z-scores <−2, at a follow-up visit 2–3 months post-enrollment. Results: The proportion of stunting at enrollment was similar when 4603 children with MSD and 5976 children without MSD were compared (21.8% vs 21.3%; P =.504). Among children not stunted at enrollment, those with MSD had 30% higher odds of being stunted at follow-up than children without MSD after controlling for age, sex, study site, and socioeconomic status (adjusted OR: 1.30; 95% CI: 1.05–1.62: P =.018). Conclusions: Children <5 years in sub-Saharan Africa without stunting experienced an increased likelihood of stunting during 2–3 months following an episode of MSD. Strategies for control of early childhood diarrhea should be integrated into programs intended to reduce childhood stunting. Stunting disproportionately impacts young children living in low-income countries. In the VIDA study among children <5 years old living in sub-Saharan Africa, an episode of moderate-to-severe diarrhea conferred a 30% higher odds of becoming stunted during 60 days of follow-up. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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3. Stunting Following Moderate-to-Severe Diarrhea Among Children Aged <5 Years in Africa Before and After Rotavirus Vaccine Introduction: A Comparison of the Global Enteric Multicenter Study and the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa (VIDA) Study.
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Nasrin, Dilruba, Liang, Yuanyuan, Verani, Jennifer R, Powell, Helen, Sow, Samba O, Omore, Richard, Hossain, M Jahangir, Doh, Sanogo, Zaman, Syed M A, Jones, Joquina Chiquita M, Awuor, Alex O, Kasumba, Irene N, Tennant, Sharon M, Ramakrishnan, Usha, and Kotloff, Karen L
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RESEARCH , *DIARRHEA , *CHILD nutrition , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *TIME , *CASE-control method , *VACCINE effectiveness , *COMPARATIVE studies , *ROTAVIRUS vaccines , *RESEARCH funding , *ODDS ratio , *LOGISTIC regression analysis , *GROWTH disorders , *DISEASE complications - Abstract
Background: Studies conducted before rotavirus vaccine introduction found that moderate-to-severe diarrhea (MSD) in children aged <5 years was associated with stunting at follow-up. It is unknown whether the reduction in rotavirus-associated MSD following vaccine introduction decreased the risk of stunting. Methods: The Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS) and the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa (VIDA) study, two comparable matched case-control studies, were conducted during 2007–2011 and 2015–2018, respectively. We analyzed data from 3 African sites where rotavirus vaccine was introduced after GEMS and before starting VIDA. Children with acute MSD (<7 days onset) were enrolled from a health center and children without MSD (diarrhea-free for ≥7 days) were enrolled at home within 14 days of the index MSD case. The odds of being stunted at a follow-up visit 2–3 months after enrollment for an episode of MSD was compared between GEMS and VIDA using mixed-effects logistic regression models controlling for age, sex, study site, and socioeconomic status. Results: We analyzed data from 8808 children from GEMS and 10 579 from VIDA. Among those who were not stunted at enrollment in GEMS, 8.6% with MSD and 6.4% without MSD became stunted during the follow-up period. In VIDA, 8.0% with MSD and 5.5% children without MSD developed stunting. An episode of MSD was associated with higher odds of being stunted at follow-up compared with children without MSD in both studies (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 1.31; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.04–1.64 in GEMS and aOR, 1.30; 95% CI: 1.04–1.61 in VIDA). However, the magnitude of association was not significantly different between GEMS and VIDA (P =.965). Conclusions: The association of MSD with subsequent stunting among children aged <5 years in sub-Saharan Africa did not change after rotavirus vaccine introduction. Focused strategies are needed for prevention of specific diarrheal pathogens that cause childhood stunting. Despite reductions in the attributable burden of rotavirus following vaccine introduction, the association between moderate to severe diarrhea and stunting at a 2–3 month follow-up did not change between studies conducted before and after rotavirus vaccine introduction at 3 sub-Saharan African sites. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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4. Prevalence, Clinical Severity, and Seasonality of Adenovirus 40/41, Astrovirus, Sapovirus, and Rotavirus Among Young Children With Moderate-to-Severe Diarrhea: Results From the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa (VIDA) Study.
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Keita, Adama Mamby, Doh, Sanogo, Sow, Samba O, Powell, Helen, Omore, Richard, Jahangir Hossain, M, Ogwel, Billy, Ochieng, John B, Jones, Joquina Chiquita M, Zaman, Syed M A, Awuor, Alex O, Juma, Jane, Nasrin, Dilruba, Liu, Jie, Traoré, Awa, Onwuchekwa, Uma, Badji, Henry, Sarwar, Golam, Antonio, Martin, and Houpt, Eric R
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VIRAL disease prevention ,DIARRHEA prevention ,DIARRHEA ,VACCINES ,ANTIVIRAL agents ,QUANTITATIVE research ,ADENOVIRUSES ,SEVERITY of illness index ,SEASONS ,VIRUS diseases ,DISEASE prevalence ,RESEARCH funding ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,ROTAVIRUSES ,POLYMERASE chain reaction ,ETIOLOGIC fraction ,DATA analysis software ,CHILDREN - Abstract
Background: While rotavirus causes severe diarrheal disease in children aged <5 years, data on other viral causes in sub-Saharan Africa are limited. Methods: In the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa study (2015–2018), we analyzed stool from children aged 0–59 months with moderate-to-severe diarrhea (MSD) and without diarrhea (controls) in Kenya, Mali, and The Gambia using quantitative polymerase chain reaction. We derived the attributable fraction (AFe) based on the association between MSD and the pathogen, accounting for other pathogens, site, and age. A pathogen was attributable if the AFe was ≥0.5. The severity of attributable MSD was defined by a modified Vesikari score (mVS). Monthly cases were plotted against temperature and rainfall to assess seasonality. Results: Among 4840 MSD cases, proportions attributed to rotavirus, adenovirus 40/41, astrovirus, and sapovirus were 12.6%, 2.7%, 2.9%, and 1.9%, respectively. Attributable rotavirus, adenovirus 40/41, and astrovirus MSD cases occurred at all sites, with mVS of 11, 10, and 7, respectively. MSD cases attributable to sapovirus occurred in Kenya, with mVS of 9. Astrovirus and adenovirus 40/41 peaked during the rainy season in The Gambia, while rotavirus peaked during the dry season in Mali and The Gambia. Conclusions: In sub-Saharan Africa, rotavirus was the most common cause of MSD; adenovirus 40/41, astrovirus, and sapovirus contributed to a lesser extent among children aged <5 years. Rotavirus- and adenovirus 40/41-attributable MSD were most severe. Seasonality varied by pathogen and location. Efforts to increase the coverage of rotavirus vaccines and to improve prevention and treatment for childhood diarrhea should continue. Among children <5 years, rotavirus, adenovirus 40/41, and astrovirus cause moderate to severe diarrhea (MSD) in Kenya, Mali, and The Gambia, and sapovirus causes MSD in Kenya. Rotavirus and adenovirus 40/41 MSD have the highest severity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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5. Clinical and Epidemiologic Features of Cryptosporidium-Associated Diarrheal Disease Among Young Children Living in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa (VIDA) Study.
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Hossain, M Jahangir, Powell, Helen, Sow, Samba O, Omore, Richard, Roose, Anna, Jones, Joquina Chiquita M, Zaman, Syed M A, Badji, Henry, Sarwar, Golam, Kasumba, Irene N, Onwuchekwa, Uma, Doh, Sanogo, Awuor, Alex O, Ochieng, John B, Verani, Jennifer R, Liu, Jie, Tennant, Sharon M, Nasrin, Dilruba, Jamka, Leslie P, and Liang, Yuanyuan
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DIARRHEA ,FLUID therapy ,INTRAVENOUS therapy ,CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS ,CASE-control method ,SEASONS ,FECES ,TREATMENT effectiveness ,SEVERITY of illness index ,ROTAVIRUS vaccines ,RESEARCH funding ,HOSPITAL care ,MALNUTRITION ,POLYMERASE chain reaction ,ALGORITHMS ,NUTRITIONAL status ,SYMPTOMS ,CHILDREN - Abstract
Background: As part of the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa (VIDA) Study, we examined the prevalence, clinical presentation, and seasonality of Cryptosporidium in children to understand its relative burden after the introduction of rotavirus vaccine. Methods: VIDA was a 3-year, age-stratified, matched case-control study of medically attended acute moderate-to-severe diarrhea (MSD) in children aged 0–59 months residing in censused populations at sites in Kenya, Mali, and The Gambia. Clinical and epidemiologic data were collected at enrollment, and a stool sample was tested for enteropathogens by quantitative PCR. An algorithm was created based on the organism's cycle threshold (Ct) and association with MSD to identify the subset of Cryptosporidium PCR-positive (Ct <35) cases most likely to be attributed to MSD. Clinical outcomes were assessed at 2–3 months after enrollment. Results: One thousand one hundred six (22.9%) cases of MSD and 873 controls (18.1%) were PCR positive for Cryptosporidium; 465 cases (42.0%) were considered attributable to Cryptosporidium, mostly among children 6–23 months. Cryptosporidium infections peaked in The Gambia and Mali during the rainy season, while in Kenya they did not have clear seasonality. Compared with cases with watery MSD who had a negative PCR for Cryptosporidium, cases with watery MSD attributed to Cryptosporidium were less frequently dehydrated but appeared more severely ill using a modified Vesikari scale (38.1% vs 27.0%; P < 0.001), likely due to higher rates of hospitalization and intravenous fluid administration, higher prevalence of being wasted or very thin very thin (23.4% vs 14.7%; P < 0.001), and having severe acute malnutrition (midupper arm circumference <115 mm, 7.7% vs 2.5%; P < 0.001). On follow-up, Cryptosporidium-attributed cases had more prolonged and persistent episodes (43.2% vs 32.7%; P <0.001) and linear growth faltering (change in height-for-age z score between enrollment and follow-up: −0.29 vs −0.17; P < 0.001). Conclusions: The burden of Cryptosporidium remains high among young children in sub-Saharan Africa. Its propensity to cause illness and further impact children longer term by compromising nutritional status early in life calls for special attention to enable appropriate management of clinical and nutritional consequences. The burden of Cryptosporidium remains high among young children in sub-Saharan Africa. Its propensity to cause illness and further impact children longer term by compromising nutritional status early in life necessitates appropriate management of clinical and nutritional consequences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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6. Prevalence of Salmonella in Stool During the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa (VIDA) Study, 2015–2018.
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Kasumba, Irene N, Powell, Helen, Omore, Richard, Hossain, M Jahangir, Sow, Samba O, Ochieng, John Benjamin, Badji, Henry, Verani, Jennifer R, Widdowson, Marc-Alain, Sen, Sunil, Nasrin, Shamima, Permala-Booth, Jasnehta, Jones, Jennifer A, Roose, Anna, Nasrin, Dilruba, Sugerman, Ciara E, Juma, Jane, Awuor, Alex, Jones, Joquina Chiquita M, and Doh, Sanogo
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ANTIBIOTICS ,DIARRHEA prevention ,CEFTRIAXONE ,GASTROENTERITIS ,SALMONELLA diseases ,DIARRHEA ,CIPROFLOXACIN ,RETROVIRUS diseases ,FECES ,SEROTYPES ,SEVERITY of illness index ,SALMONELLA ,MULTIDRUG resistance ,ROTAVIRUS vaccines ,DISEASE prevalence ,RESEARCH funding ,MICROBIOLOGICAL techniques ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,POLYMERASE chain reaction ,SENSITIVITY & specificity (Statistics) ,MICROBIAL sensitivity tests ,CHILDREN - Abstract
Background: Non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) is a common cause of gastroenteritis in young children, with limited data on NTS serovars and antimicrobial resistance in Africa. Methods: We determined the prevalence of Salmonella spp. and frequency of antimicrobial resistance among serovars identified in stools of 0–59 month-old children with moderate-to-severe diarrhea (MSD) and controls enrolled in the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa (VIDA) Study in The Gambia, Mali, and Kenya in 2015–2018, and compared with data from the Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS; 2007–2010) and the GEMS-1A study (2011). Salmonella spp. was detected by quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) and culture-based methods. Identification of serovars was determined by microbiological methods. Results: By qPCR, the prevalence of Salmonella spp. among MSD cases was 4.0%, 1.6%, and 1.9% and among controls was 4.6%, 2.4%, and 1.6% in The Gambia, Mali, and Kenya, respectively, during VIDA. We observed year-to-year variation in serovar distribution and variation between sites. In Kenya, Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium decreased (78.1% to 23.1%; P <.001) among cases and controls from 2007 to 2018, whereas serogroup O:8 increased (8.7% to 38.5%; P =.04). In The Gambia, serogroup O:7 decreased from 2007 to 2018 (36.3% to 0%; P =.001) but S. enterica serovar Enteritidis increased during VIDA (2015 to 2018; 5.9% to 50%; P =.002). Only 4 Salmonella spp. were isolated in Mali during all 3 studies. Multidrug resistance was 33.9% in Kenya and 0.8% in The Gambia across all 3 studies. Ceftriaxone resistance was only observed in Kenya (2.3%) ; NTS isolates were susceptible to ciprofloxacin at all sites. Conclusions: Understanding variability in serovar distribution will be important for the future deployment of vaccines against salmonellosis in Africa. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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7. Antibiotic-Prescribing Practices for Management of Childhood Diarrhea in 3 Sub-Saharan African Countries: Findings From the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa (VIDA) Study, 2015–2018.
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Awuor, Alex O, Ogwel, Billy, Powell, Helen, Verani, Jennifer R, Sow, Samba O, Hossain, M Jahangir, Ochieng, John B, Juma, Jane, Jamka, Leslie P, Roose, Anna, Doh, Sanogo, Deichsel, Emily L, Onwuchekwa, Uma, Keita, Adama Mamby, Antonio, Martin, Jones, Joquina Chiquita M, Zaman, Syed M A, Badji, Henry, Kasumba, Irene N, and Nasrin, Dilruba
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ANTIBIOTICS ,VACCINES ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,TIME ,POPULATION geography ,INAPPROPRIATE prescribing (Medicine) ,DRUG prescribing ,DIARRHEA in children ,RESEARCH funding ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,PHYSICIAN practice patterns ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,ODDS ratio ,SUB-Saharan Africans ,DYSENTERY ,LONGITUDINAL method - Abstract
Background: Despite antibiotic prescription being recommended for dysentery and suspected cholera only, diarrhea still triggers unwarranted antibiotic prescription. We evaluated antibiotic-prescribing practices and their predictors among children aged 2–59 months in the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa (VIDA) Study performed in The Gambia, Mali, and Kenya. Methods: VIDA was a prospective case-control study (May 2015–July 2018) among children presenting for care with moderate-to-severe diarrhea (MSD). We defined inappropriate antibiotic use as prescription or use of antibiotics when not indicated by World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. We used logistic regression to assess factors associated with antibiotic prescription for MSD cases who had no indication for an antibiotic, at each site. Results: VIDA enrolled 4840 cases. Among 1757 (36.3%) who had no apparent indication for antibiotic treatment, 1358 (77.3%) were prescribed antibiotics. In The Gambia, children who presented with a cough (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 2.05; 95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 1.21–3.48) were more likely to be prescribed an antibiotic. In Mali, those who presented with dry mouth (aOR: 3.16; 95% CI: 1.02–9.73) were more likely to be prescribed antibiotics. In Kenya, those who presented with a cough (aOR: 2.18; 95% CI: 1.01–4.70), decreased skin turgor (aOR: 2.06; 95% CI: 1.02–4.16), and were very thirsty (aOR: 4.15; 95% CI: 1.78–9.68) were more likely to be prescribed antibiotics. Conclusions: Antibiotic prescription was associated with signs and symptoms inconsistent with WHO guidelines, suggesting the need for antibiotic stewardship and clinician awareness of diarrhea case-management recommendations in these settings. Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for diarrheal diseases can promote antimicrobial resistance. In VIDA, unnecessary or incorrect antibiotics were prescribed for 77% of diarrhea and 41% of dysentery cases. Interventions are needed to promote judicious adherence to international guidelines in low-/middle-income countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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8. Shigella in Africa: New Insights From the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa (VIDA) Study.
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Kasumba, Irene N, Badji, Henry, Powell, Helen, Hossain, M Jahangir, Omore, Richard, Sow, Samba O, Verani, Jennifer R, Platts-Mills, James A, Widdowson, Marc-Alain, Zaman, Syed M A, Jones, Jennifer, Sen, Sunil, Permala-Booth, Jasnehta, Nasrin, Shamima, Roose, Anna, Nasrin, Dilruba, Ochieng, John Benjamin, Juma, Jane, Doh, Sanogo, and Jones, Joquina Chiquita M
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ANTIBIOTICS ,REVERSE transcriptase polymerase chain reaction ,CEFTRIAXONE ,STATISTICAL significance ,DIARRHEA ,CO-trimoxazole ,CIPROFLOXACIN ,DRUG resistance ,FISHER exact test ,MANN Whitney U Test ,SEROTYPES ,AMPICILLIN ,CHI-squared test ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,RESEARCH funding ,SHIGELLOSIS ,QUINOLONE antibacterial agents ,AZITHROMYCIN ,DATA analysis software ,SHIGELLA ,MICROBIAL sensitivity tests - Abstract
Background: We evaluated the burden of Shigella spp from children aged 0–59 months with medically attended moderate-to-severe diarrhea and matched controls at sites in Mali, The Gambia, and Kenya participating in the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa (VIDA) study from 2015 to 2018. Methods: Shigella spp were identified using coprocultures and serotyping in addition to quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). Episode-specific attributable fractions (AFe) for Shigella were calculated using Shigella DNA quantity; cases with AFe ≥0.5 were considered to have shigellosis. Results: The prevalence of Shigella was determined to be 359 of 4840 (7.4%) cases and 83 of 6213 (1.3%) controls by culture, and 1641 of 4836 (33.9%) cases and 1084 of 4846 (22.4%) controls by qPCR (cycle threshold <35); shigellosis was higher in The Gambia (30.8%) than in Mali (9.3%) and Kenya (18.7%). Bloody diarrhea attributed to Shigella was more common in 24- to 59-month-old children (50.1%) than 0- to 11-month-old infants (39.5%). The Shigella flexneri serogroup predominated among cases (67.6% of isolates), followed by Shigella sonnei (18.2%), Shigella boydii (11.8%), and Shigella dysenteriae (2.3%). The most frequent S. flexneri serotypes were 2a (40.6%), 1b (18.8%), 6 (17.5%), 3a (9.0%), and 4a (5.1%). Drug-specific resistance among 353 (98.3%) Shigella cases with AMR data was as follows: trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (94.9%), ampicillin (48.4%), nalidixic acid (1.7%), ceftriaxone (0.3%), azithromycin (0.3%), and ciprofloxacin (0.0%). Conclusions: A high prevalence of shigellosis continues in sub-Saharan Africa. Strains are highly resistant to commonly used antibiotics while remaining susceptible to ciprofloxacin, ceftriaxone, and azithromycin. We evaluated the burden of Shigella spp from children 0–59 months with medically attended moderate-to-severe diarrhea and matched controls at sites in Mali, The Gambia, and Kenya participating in the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa study from 2015 to 2018. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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9. Norovirus Disease Among Children <5 Years in 3 Sub-Saharan African Countries: Findings From the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa (VIDA) Study, 2015–2018.
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Omore, Richard, Powell, Helen, Sow, Samba O, Jahangir Hossain, M, Ogwel, Billy, Doh, Sanogo, Ochieng, John B, Jones, Joquina Chiquita M, Zaman, Syed M A, Awuor, Alex O, Juma, Jane, Kasumba, Irene N, Roose, Anna, Jamka, Leslie P, Nasrin, Dilruba, Liu, Jie, Keita, Adama Mamby, Traoré, Awa, Onwuchekwa, Uma, and Badji, Henry
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REVERSE transcriptase polymerase chain reaction ,PUBLIC health surveillance ,IMMUNIZATION ,MULTIPLE regression analysis ,MANN Whitney U Test ,FISHER exact test ,SEVERITY of illness index ,NOROVIRUS diseases ,ROTAVIRUS vaccines ,RESEARCH funding ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,CHI-squared test ,DATA analysis software - Abstract
Background: To address a paucity of data from sub-Saharan Africa, we examined the prevalence, severity, and seasonality of norovirus genogroup II (NVII) among children <5 years old in The Gambia, Kenya, and Mali following rotavirus vaccine introduction. Methods: Population-based surveillance was conducted to capture medically-attended moderate-to-severe diarrhea (MSD) cases, defined as a child 0–59 months old passing ≥3 loose stools in a 24-hour period with ≥1 of the following: sunken eyes, poor skin turgor, dysentery, intravenous rehydration, or hospitalization within 7 days of diarrhea onset. Diarrhea-free matched controls randomly selected from a censused population were enrolled at home. Stools from cases and controls were tested for enteropathogens, including norovirus and rotavirus, by TaqMan quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and conventional reverse transcription PCR. We used multiple logistic regression to derive adjusted attributable fractions (AFe) for each pathogen causing MSD, which takes into consideration the prevalence in both cases and controls, for each site and age. A pathogen was considered etiologic if AFe was ≥0.5. In further analyses focusing on the predominant NVII strains, we compared rotavirus and NVII severity using a 20-point modified Vesikari score and examined seasonal fluctuations. Results: From May 2015 to July 2018, we enrolled 4840 MSD cases and 6213 controls. NVI was attributed to only 1 MSD episode. NVII was attributed to 185 (3.8%) of all MSD episodes and was the sole attributable pathogen in 139 (2.9%); peaking (36.0%) at age 6–8 months with majority (61.2%) aged 6–11 months. MSD cases whose episodes were attributed to NVII alone compared with rotavirus alone were younger (median age, 8 vs 12 months, P <.0001) and had less severe illness (median Vesikari severity score, 9 vs 11, P =.0003) but equally likely to be dehydrated. NVII occurred year-round at all study sites. Conclusions: Infants aged 6–11 months bear the greatest burden of norovirus disease, with NVII predominating. An early infant vaccine schedule and rigorous adherence to guidelines recommended for management of dehydrating diarrhea may offer substantial benefit in these African settings. Norovirus genogroup II was the attributed etiology for 3% of all moderate-to-severe diarrhea (MSD) cases among children <5 years old in The Gambia, Mali, and Kenya post-rotavirus vaccine introduction; the highest disease burden concentrated in children 6–11 months old. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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10. Survey-Based Assessment of Water, Sanitation, and Animal-Associated Risk Factors for Moderate-to-Severe Diarrhea in the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa (VIDA) Study: The Gambia, Mali, and Kenya, 2015–2018.
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Berendes, David M, Fagerli, Kirsten, Kim, Sunkyung, Nasrin, Dilruba, Powell, Helen, Kasumba, Irene N, Tennant, Sharon M, Roose, Anna, Jahangir Hossain, M, Jones, Joquina Chiquita M, Zaman, Syed M A, Omore, Richard, Ochieng, John B, Verani, Jennifer R, Widdowson, Marc-Alain, Sow, Samba O, Doh, Sanogo, Sugerman, Ciara E, Mintz, Eric D, and Kotloff, Karen L
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DIARRHEA ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,WATER ,SANITATION ,DISEASES ,SEVERITY of illness index ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,ODDS ratio ,CHILDREN - Abstract
Background: Pediatric exposures to unsafe sources of water, unsafely managed sanitation, and animals are prevalent in low- and middle-income countries. In the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa case-control study, we examined associations between these risk factors and moderate-to-severe diarrhea (MSD) in children <5 years old in The Gambia, Kenya, and Mali. Methods: We enrolled children <5 years old seeking care for MSD at health centers; age-, sex-, and community-matched controls were enrolled at home. Conditional logistic regression models, adjusted for a priori confounders, were used to evaluate associations between MSD and survey-based assessments of water, sanitation, and animals living in the compound. Results: From 2015 to 2018, 4840 cases and 6213 controls were enrolled. In pan-site analyses, children with drinking water sources below "safely managed" (onsite, continuously accessible sources of good water quality) had 1.5–2.0-fold higher odds of MSD (95% confidence intervals [CIs] ranging from 1.0 to 2.5), driven by rural site results (The Gambia and Kenya). In the urban site (Mali), children whose drinking water source was less available (several hours/day vs all the time) had higher odds of MSD (matched odds ratio [mOR]: 1.4, 95% CI: 1.1, 1.7). Associations between MSD and sanitation were site-specific. Goats were associated with slightly increased odds of MSD in pan-site analyses, whereas associations with cows and fowl varied by site. Conclusions: Poorer types and availability of drinking water sources were consistently associated with MSD, whereas the impacts of sanitation and household animals were context-specific. The association between MSD and access to safely managed drinking water sources post-rotavirus introduction calls for transformational changes in drinking water services to prevent acute child morbidity from MSD. We assessed water, sanitation, and animal-associated risk factors for moderate-to-severe diarrhea in children in a matched case-control study. Less availability (hours/day) and access to quality drinking water were consistent risk factors; poor sanitation and animal ownership were context-specific risk factors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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11. Exploring Survey-Based Water, Sanitation, and Animal Associations With Enteric Pathogen Carriage: Comparing Results in a Cohort of Cases With Moderate-to-Severe Diarrhea to Those in Controls in the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa (VIDA) Study, 2015–2018
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Berendes, David M, Omore, Richard, Prentice-Mott, Graeme, Fagerli, Kirsten, Kim, Sunkyung, Nasrin, Dilruba, Powell, Helen, Jahangir Hossain, M, Sow, Samba O, Doh, Sanogo, Jones, Joquina Chiquita M, Ochieng, John B, Juma, Jane, Awuor, Alex O, Ogwel, Billy, Verani, Jennifer R, Widdowson, Marc-Alain, Kasumba, Irene N, Tennant, Sharon M, and Roose, Anna
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DIARRHEA prevention ,DIARRHEA ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,WATER ,SANITATION ,ECOLOGY ,SEVERITY of illness index ,FECES ,SURVEYS ,COMPARATIVE studies ,RISK assessment ,ROTAVIRUS vaccines ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,MICROBIOLOGICAL techniques ,RESEARCH funding ,STATISTICAL sampling ,SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors ,ANIMALS ,POISSON distribution ,CHILDREN - Abstract
Background: The magnitude of pediatric enteric pathogen exposures in low-income settings necessitates substantive water and sanitation interventions, including animal feces management. We assessed associations between pediatric enteric pathogen detection and survey-based water, sanitation, and animal characteristics within the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa case-control study. Methods: In The Gambia, Kenya, and Mali, we assessed enteric pathogens in stool of children aged <5 years with moderate-to-severe diarrhea and their matched controls (diarrhea-free in prior 7 days) via the TaqMan Array Card and surveyed caregivers about household drinking water and sanitation conditions and animals living in the compound. Risk ratios (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using modified Poisson regression models, stratified for cases and controls and adjusted for age, sex, site, and demographics. Results: Bacterial (cases, 93%; controls, 72%), viral (63%, 56%), and protozoal (50%, 38%) pathogens were commonly detected (cycle threshold <35) in the 4840 cases and 6213 controls. In cases, unimproved sanitation (RR, 1.56; 95% CI, 1.12–2.17), as well as cows (RR, 1.61; 95% CI, 1.16–2.24) and sheep (RR, 1.48; 95% CI, 1.11–1.96) living in the compound, were associated with Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli. In controls, fowl (RR, 1.30; 95% CI, 1.15–1.47) were associated with Campylobacter spp. In controls, surface water sources were associated with Cryptosporidium spp., Shigella spp., heat-stable toxin-producing enterotoxigenic E. coli, and Giardia spp. Conclusions: Findings underscore the importance of enteric pathogen exposure risks from animals alongside more broadly recognized water and sanitation risk factors in children. We assessed survey-based water, sanitation, and animal factors associated with enteric pathogens in cases of moderate to severe diarrhea and controls. Animals, cows and sheep (cases) and fowl (controls), were associated with bacterial carriage; surface water was associated with bacteria and protozoa in controls. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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12. Giardia Detection and Codetection With Other Enteric Pathogens in Young Children in the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa (VIDA) Case-Control Study: 2015–2018.
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Marcenac, Perrine, Traoré, Awa, Kim, Sunkyung, Prentice-Mott, Graeme, Berendes, David M, Powell, Helen, Kasumba, Irene N, Nasrin, Dilruba, Jones, Joquina Chiquita M, Zaman, Syed M A, Ochieng, John B, Juma, Jane, Sanogo, Doh, Widdowson, Marc-Alain, Verani, Jennifer R, Liu, Jie, Houpt, Eric R, Jahangir Hossain, M, Sow, Samba O, and Omore, Richard
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FECAL analysis ,GIARDIASIS ,DIARRHEA ,VACCINES ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,MULTIVARIATE analysis ,CASE-control method ,RISK assessment ,RESEARCH funding ,ENZYME-linked immunosorbent assay ,POLYMERASE chain reaction ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,ODDS ratio ,CHILDREN - Abstract
Background: Giardia has been associated with reduced risk of diarrhea in children in low-resource settings, but the mechanism underlying this association is unknown. To assess whether Giardia may shape colonization or infection with other enteric pathogens and impact associations with diarrhea, we examined Giardia and enteric pathogen codetection among children <5 years old in Kenya, The Gambia, and Mali as part of the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa study. Methods: We tested for Giardia and other enteric pathogens using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on stool, respectively. We evaluated associations between Giardia and enteric pathogen detection using multivariable logistic regression models separately for children with moderate-to-severe diarrhea (MSD, cases) and free of diarrhea (controls). Results: Among 11 039 enrolled children, Giardia detection was more common among controls (35%) than cases (28%, P <.001). Campylobacter coli/jejuni detection was associated with Giardia in controls in The Gambia (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] [95% confidence interval {CI}]: 1.51 [1.22‒1.86]) and cases across all sites (1.16 [1.00‒1.33]). Among controls, the odds of astrovirus (1.43 [1.05‒1.93]) and Cryptosporidium spp. (1.24 [1.06‒1.46]) detection were higher among children with Giardia. Among cases, the odds of rotavirus detection were lower in children with Giardia in Mali (.45 [.30‒.66]) and Kenya (.31 [.17‒.56]). Conclusions: Giardia was prevalent in children <5 years old and was associated with detection of other enteric pathogens, with differing associations in cases versus controls and by site. Giardia may affect colonization or infection by certain enteric pathogens associated with MSD, suggesting an indirect mechanism of clinical impact. Giardia was prevalent in children <5 years old and was associated with detection of other enteric pathogens, including rotavirus. Giardia may affect colonization or infection by certain enteric pathogens associated with MSD, suggesting an indirect mechanism of clinical impact. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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13. The Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS) of Diarrheal Disease in Infants and Young Children in Developing Countries: Epidemiologic and Clinical Methods of the Case/Control Study
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Kotloff, Karen L., Blackwelder, William C., Nasrin, Dilruba, Nataro, James P., Farag, Tamer H., van Eijk, Annemieke, Adegbola, Richard A., Alonso, Pedro L., Breiman, Robert F., Faruque, Abu Syed Golam, Saha, Debasish, Sow, Samba O., Sur, Dipika, Zaidi, Anita K. M., Biswas, Kousick, Panchalingam, Sandra, Clemens, John D., Cohen, Dani, Glass, Roger I., Mintz, Eric D., Sommerfelt, Halvor, and Levine, Myron M.
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14. Acceptability of and Adherence to Dispersible Zinc Tablet in the Treatment of Acute Childhood Diarrhoea
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Nasrin, Dilruba, Larson, Charles P., Sultana, Samina, and Khan, Toslim U.
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15. Pathogens Associated With Linear Growth Faltering in Children With Diarrhea and Impact of Antibiotic Treatment: The Global Enteric Multicenter Study.
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Nasrin, Dilruba, Blackwelder, William C, Sommerfelt, Halvor, Wu, Yukun, Farag, Tamer H, Panchalingam, Sandra, Biswas, Kousick, Saha, Debasish, Hossain, M Jahangir, Sow, Samba O, Reiman, Robert F B, Sur, Dipika, Faruque, Abu S G, Zaidi, Anita K M, Sanogo, Doh, Tamboura, Boubou, Onwuchekwa, Uma, Manna, Byomkesh, Ramamurthy, Thandavarayan, and Kanungo, Suman
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Background: The association between childhood diarrheal disease and linear growth faltering in developing countries is well described. However, the impact attributed to specific pathogens has not been elucidated, nor has the impact of recommended antibiotic treatment.Methods: The Global Enteric Multicenter Study enrolled children with moderate to severe diarrhea (MSD) seeking healthcare at 7 sites in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. At enrollment, we collected stool samples to identify enteropathogens. Length/height was measured at enrollment and follow-up, approximately 60 days later, to calculate change in height-for-age z scores (ΔHAZ). The association of pathogens with ΔHAZ was tested using linear mixed effects regression models.Results: Among 8077 MSD cases analyzed, the proportion with stunting (HAZ below -1) increased from 59% at enrollment to 65% at follow-up (P < .0001). Pathogens significantly associated with linear growth decline included Cryptosporidium (P < .001), typical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (P = .01), and untreated Shigella (P = .009) among infants (aged 0-11 months) and enterotoxigenic E. coli encoding heat-stable toxin (P < .001) and Cryptosporidium (P = .03) among toddlers (aged 12-23 months). Shigella-infected toddlers given antibiotics had improved linear growth (P = .02).Conclusions: Linear growth faltering among children aged 0-23 months with MSD is associated with specific pathogens and can be mitigated with targeted treatment strategies, as demonstrated for Shigella. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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16. The role of HIV infection in the etiology and epidemiology of diarrheal disease among children aged 0-59 months in Manhiça District, Rural Mozambique
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Sozinho, Acácio, Tacilta, Nhampossa, Llorenç, Quintó, Delfino, Vubil, Charfudin, Sacoor, Karen, Kotloff, Tamer, Farag, Nasrin, Dilruba, Eusebio, Macete, Myron M, Levine, Pedro, Alonso, Inácio, Mandomando, and Quique, Bassat
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Diarrhea ,Male ,Rural Population ,Etiology ,Less-severe diarrhea ,Infant, Newborn ,virus diseases ,Infant ,HIV ,HIV Infections ,Moderate-to-severe diarrhea ,Article ,Child, Preschool ,Prevalence ,Humans ,Female ,Mortality ,Children ,Mozambique - Abstract
Highlights • HIV prevalence was higher among cases with moderate-to-severe diarrhea (MSD) than controls. • Mortality was higher among HIV-infected children with diarrhea than HIV-uninfected ones. • HIV-infected children were more likely to have MSD. • Cryptosporidium was the most common pathogen in HIV-infected children with MSD. • Escherichia coli producing heat-stable toxin (enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, any sequence type) was the most common pathogen in HIV-infected children with less severe diarrhea., Background Diarrhea is an important health problem among HIV-infected patients. This study evaluated the role of HIV in the epidemiology, etiology, and severity of diarrheal disease among children. Methods The Global Enteric Multicenter Study enrolled children with moderate-to-severe diarrhea (MSD) and less-severe diarrhea (LSD) between December 2007 and November 2012. One to three controls for MSD cases and one per LSD case were enrolled and matched by age, sex, and neighborhood. All children were tested for HIV. Clinical data, anthropometric data, and stool samples were collected. Follow-up was performed at 60 days. Results Two hundred and fourteen MSD cases and 418 controls, together with 349 LSD cases and 214 controls were tested. HIV prevalence was 25% among MSD cases (4% for matched controls) and 6% among LSD cases (6% among matched controls). HIV-infected children were more likely to have MSD (odds ratio 5.6, p
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17. Clinical, environmental, and behavioral characteristics associated with Cryptosporidium infection among children with moderate-to-severe diarrhea in rural western Kenya, 2008–2012: The Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS).
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Delahoy, Miranda J., Omore, Richard, Ayers, Tracy L., Schilling, Katharine A., Blackstock, Anna J., Ochieng, J. Benjamin, Moke, Feny, Jaron, Peter, Awuor, Alex, Okonji, Caleb, Juma, Jane, Farag, Tamer H., Nasrin, Dilruba, Panchalingam, Sandra, Nataro, James P., Kotloff, Karen L., Levine, Myron M., Oundo, Joseph, Roellig, Dawn M., and Xiao, Lihua
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Background: Cryptosporidium is a leading cause of moderate-to-severe diarrhea (MSD) in young children in Africa. We examined factors associated with Cryptosporidium infection in MSD cases enrolled at the rural western Kenya Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS) site from 2008-2012. Methodology/Principal findings: At health facility enrollment, stool samples were tested for enteric pathogens and data on clinical, environmental, and behavioral characteristics collected. Each child’s health status was recorded at 60-day follow-up. Data were analyzed using logistic regression. Of the 1,778 children with MSD enrolled as cases in the GEMS-Kenya case-control study, 11% had Cryptosporidium detected in stool by enzyme immunoassay; in a genotyped subset, 81% were C. hominis. Among MSD cases, being an infant, having mucus in stool, and having prolonged/persistent duration diarrhea were associated with being Cryptosporidium-positive. Both boiling drinking water and using rainwater as the main drinking water source were protective factors for being Cryptosporidium-positive. At follow-up, Cryptosporidium-positive cases had increased odds of being stunted (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.65, 95% CI: 1.06–2.57), underweight (aOR = 2.08, 95% CI: 1.34–3.22), or wasted (aOR = 2.04, 95% CI: 1.21–3.43), and had significantly larger negative changes in height- and weight-for-age z-scores from enrollment. Conclusions/Significance: Cryptosporidium contributes significantly to diarrheal illness in young children in western Kenya. Advances in point of care detection, prevention/control approaches, effective water treatment technologies, and clinical management options for children with cryptosporidiosis are needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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18. The Burden of Cryptosporidium Diarrheal Disease among Children < 24 Months of Age in Moderate/High Mortality Regions of Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, Utilizing Data from the Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS).
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Sow, Samba O., Muhsen, Khitam, Nasrin, Dilruba, Blackwelder, William C., Wu, Yukun, Farag, Tamer H., Panchalingam, Sandra, Sur, Dipika, Zaidi, Anita K. M., Faruque, Abu S. G., Saha, Debasish, Adegbola, Richard, Alonso, Pedro L., Breiman, Robert F., Bassat, Quique, Tamboura, Boubou, Sanogo, Doh, Onwuchekwa, Uma, Manna, Byomkesh, and Ramamurthy, Thandavarayan
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CRYPTOSPORIDIUM parvum ,DIARRHEA in children ,FECAL analysis ,IMMUNOASSAY ,PARASITIC protozoa - Abstract
Background: The importance of Cryptosporidium as a pediatric enteropathogen in developing countries is recognized. Methods: Data from the Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS), a 3-year, 7-site, case-control study of moderate-to-severe diarrhea (MSD) and GEMS-1A (1-year study of MSD and less-severe diarrhea [LSD]) were analyzed. Stools from 12,110 MSD and 3,174 LSD cases among children aged <60 months and from 21,527 randomly-selected controls matched by age, sex and community were immunoassay-tested for Cryptosporidium. Species of a subset of Cryptosporidium-positive specimens were identified by PCR; GP60 sequencing identified anthroponotic C. parvum. Combined annual Cryptosporidium-attributable diarrhea incidences among children aged <24 months for African and Asian GEMS sites were extrapolated to sub-Saharan Africa and South Asian regions to estimate region-wide MSD and LSD burdens. Attributable and excess mortality due to Cryptosporidium diarrhea were estimated. Findings: Cryptosporidium was significantly associated with MSD and LSD below age 24 months. Among Cryptosporidium-positive MSD cases, C. hominis was detected in 77.8% (95% CI, 73.0%-81.9%) and C. parvum in 9.9% (95% CI, 7.1%-13.6%); 92% of C. parvum tested were anthroponotic genotypes. Annual Cryptosporidium-attributable MSD incidence was 3.48 (95% CI, 2.27–4.67) and 3.18 (95% CI, 1.85–4.52) per 100 child-years in African and Asian infants, respectively, and 1.41 (95% CI, 0.73–2.08) and 1.36 (95% CI, 0.66–2.05) per 100 child-years in toddlers. Corresponding Cryptosporidium-attributable LSD incidences per 100 child-years were 2.52 (95% CI, 0.33–5.01) and 4.88 (95% CI, 0.82–8.92) in infants and 4.04 (95% CI, 0.56–7.51) and 4.71 (95% CI, 0.24–9.18) in toddlers. We estimate 2.9 and 4.7 million Cryptosporidium-attributable cases annually in children aged <24 months in the sub-Saharan Africa and India/Pakistan/Bangladesh/Nepal/Afghanistan regions, respectively, and ~202,000 Cryptosporidium-attributable deaths (regions combined). ~59,000 excess deaths occurred among Cryptosporidium-attributable diarrhea cases over expected if cases had been Cryptosporidium-negative. Conclusions: The enormous African/Asian Cryptosporidium disease burden warrants investments to develop vaccines, diagnostics and therapies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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19. Sanitation and Hygiene-Specific Risk Factors for Moderate-to-Severe Diarrhea in Young Children in the Global Enteric Multicenter Study, 2007-2011: Case-Control Study.
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Baker, Kelly K., O’Reilly, Ciara E., Levine, Myron M., Kotloff, Karen L., Nataro, James P., Ayers, Tracy L., Farag, Tamer H., Nasrin, Dilruba, Blackwelder, William C., Wu, Yukun, Alonso, Pedro L., Breiman, Robert F., Omore, Richard, Faruque, Abu S. G., Das, Sumon Kumar, Ahmed, Shahnawaz, Saha, Debasish, Sow, Samba O., Sur, Dipika, and Zaidi, Anita K. M.
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DIARRHEA in children ,SANITATION ,HYGIENE ,DISEASE duration ,ENVIRONMENTAL health ,DIARRHEA ,COMPARATIVE studies ,RESEARCH methodology ,MEDICAL cooperation ,RESEARCH ,RESEARCH funding ,EVALUATION research ,CASE-control method - Abstract
Background: Diarrheal disease is the second leading cause of disease in children less than 5 y of age. Poor water, sanitation, and hygiene conditions are the primary routes of exposure and infection. Sanitation and hygiene interventions are estimated to generate a 36% and 48% reduction in diarrheal risk in young children, respectively. Little is known about whether the number of households sharing a sanitation facility affects a child's risk of diarrhea. The objective of this study was to describe sanitation and hygiene access across the Global Enteric Multicenter Study (GEMS) sites in Africa and South Asia and to assess sanitation and hygiene exposures, including shared sanitation access, as risk factors for moderate-to-severe diarrhea (MSD) in children less than 5 y of age.Methods/findings: The GEMS matched case-control study was conducted between December 1, 2007, and March 3, 2011, at seven sites in Basse, The Gambia; Nyanza Province, Kenya; Bamako, Mali; Manhiça, Mozambique; Mirzapur, Bangladesh; Kolkata, India; and Karachi, Pakistan. Data was collected for 8,592 case children aged <5 y old experiencing MSD and for 12,390 asymptomatic age, gender, and neighborhood-matched controls. An MSD case was defined as a child with a diarrheal illness <7 d duration comprising ≥3 loose stools in 24 h and ≥1 of the following: sunken eyes, skin tenting, dysentery, intravenous (IV) rehydration, or hospitalization. Site-specific conditional logistic regression models were used to explore the association between sanitation and hygiene exposures and MSD. Most households at six sites (>93%) had access to a sanitation facility, while 70% of households in rural Kenya had access to a facility. Practicing open defecation was a risk factor for MSD in children <5 y old in Kenya. Sharing sanitation facilities with 1-2 or ≥3 other households was a statistically significant risk factor for MSD in Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, and Pakistan. Among those with a designated handwashing area near the home, soap or ash were more frequently observed at control households and were significantly protective against MSD in Mozambique and India.Conclusions: This study suggests that sharing a sanitation facility with just one to two other households can increase the risk of MSD in young children, compared to using a private facility. Interventions aimed at increasing access to private household sanitation facilities may reduce the burden of MSD in children. These findings support the current World Health Organization/ United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) system that categorizes shared sanitation as unimproved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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