Seasonal and geographical distribution of bacillary dysentery (shigellosis) and associated climate risk factors in Kon Tum Province in Vietnam from 1999 to 2013

Seasonal and geographical distribution of bacillary dysentery (shigellosis) and associated climate risk factors in Kon Tum Province in Vietnam from 1999 to 2013

Abstract Background Bacillary dysentery (BD) is an acute bacterial infection of the intestine caused by Shigella spp., with clinical symptoms ranging from fever to bloody diarrhoea to abdominal cramps to tenesmus. In Vietnam, enteric bacterial pathogens are an important cause of diarrhoea and most c...

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Main Authors: Hu Suk Lee, T. T. Ha Hoang, Phuc Pham-Duc, Mihye Lee, Delia Grace, Dac Cam Phung, Vu Minh Thuc, Hung Nguyen-Viet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Shigella
Bacillary dysentery
Incidence rate
Seasonality
Wet season
Eco-regions
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-017-0325-z

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