Diarrhoeal diseases collectively constitute a serious public health challenge globally,
especially as the leading cause of death in children (after respiratory diseases). Childhood …

The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused the
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) worldwide pandemic in 2020. In response, most …

Background Detailed, comprehensive, and timely reporting on population health by
underlying causes of disability and premature death is crucial to understanding and …

Background Understanding the health consequences associated with exposure to risk
factors is necessary to inform public health policy and practice. To systematically quantify the …

National-based prospective surveillance of all-age patients with acute diarrhea was
conducted in China between 2009‒2018. Here we report the etiological, epidemiological …

Background Across low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), one in ten deaths in
children younger than 5 years is attributable to diarrhoea. The substantial between-country …

Background Diarrhoeal diseases claim more than 1 million lives annually and are a leading
cause of death in children younger than 5 years. Comprehensive global estimates of the …

Despite substantial declines since 2000, lower respiratory infections (LRIs), diarrhoeal
diseases, and malaria remain among the leading causes of nonfatal and fatal disease …

Background Access to safe sanitation and the elimination of open defecation are pre-
conditions for improved child health and nutrition and wider achievement of the Sustainable …

Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) produce heat-labile (LT) and/or heat-stable (ST) enterotoxins,
and commonly cause diarrhea in resource-poor regions. ETEC have been linked repeatedly …