Prevalence of gastrointestinal pathogens in Sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis

A significant proportion of vulnerable people in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remain at risk for contracting diarrhoeal diseases due to the presence of many risk factors facilitating their transmission. A systematic review of published articles from the SSA region was done to determine the prevalence an...

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Main Authors: Stephanie M. Fletcher, Damien Stark, John Ellis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2011-09-01
Series:Journal of Public Health in Africa
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Online Access:http://www.publichealthinafrica.org/index.php/jphia/article/view/95