Pathogen-Specific Impacts of the 2011–2012 La Niña-Associated Floods on Enteric Infections in the MAL-ED Peru Cohort: A Comparative Interrupted Time Series Analysis

Pathogen-Specific Impacts of the 2011–2012 La Niña-Associated Floods on Enteric Infections in the MAL-ED Peru Cohort: A Comparative Interrupted Time Series Analysis

Extreme floods pose multiple direct and indirect health risks. These risks include contamination of water, food, and the environment, often causing outbreaks of diarrheal disease. Evidence regarding the effects of flooding on individual diarrhea-causing pathogens is limited, but is urgently needed i...

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Main Authors: Josh Colston, Maribel Paredes Olortegui, Benjamin Zaitchik, Pablo Peñataro Yori, Gagandeep Kang, Tahmeed Ahmed, Pascal Bessong, Esto Mduma, Zulfiqar Bhutta, Prakash Sunder Shrestha, Aldo Lima, Margaret Kosek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
climate change
diarrheal disease
infectious disease
enso
la niña
flooding
natural disasters
enteric viruses
enteric bacteria
rotavirus
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/2/487

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