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 …

Malaria is a major cause of anaemia in tropical areas. Malaria infection causes haemolysis
of infected and uninfected erythrocytes and bone marrow dyserythropoiesis which …

Background Most studies of the causes of diarrhoea in low-income and middle-income
countries have looked at severe disease in people presenting for care, and there are few …

Background Globally more than 150 million children under age 5 years were stunted in
2018, primarily in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), and the impact of early-onset …

Highly prevalent conditions with multiple and complex underlying etiologies are a challenge
to public health. Undernutrition, for example, affects 20% of children in the develo** world …

Abstract Sustainable Development Goal 2.2—to end malnutrition by 2030—includes the
elimination of child wasting, defined as a weight-for-length z-score that is more than two …

Globally, 149 million children under 5 years of age are estimated to be stunted (length more
than 2 standard deviations below international growth standards),. Stunting, a form of linear …

Background Longitudinal and time series analyses are needed to characterize the
associations between hydrometeorological parameters and health outcomes. Earth …

Growth faltering in children (low length for age or low weight for length) during the first 1,000
days of life (from conception to 2 years of age) influences short-term and long-term health …

Background Cryptosporidium species are enteric protozoa that cause significant morbidity
and mortality in children worldwide. We characterized the epidemiology of Cryptosporidium …