Infections and the malnutrition associated with them are responsible for a significant
proportion of the 13 million deaths among infants and children under 5 years of age …

Undernutrition and infection are the major causes of morbidity and mortality in the
developing world. These two problems are interrelated. Undernutrition compromises barrier …

Background: Diarrhoea diseases are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in
under-five-children (U-5C) in Nigeria. Inadequate safe water, sanitation, and hygiene …

Even in an era in which access to personal" cleanliness" and a public health infrastructure
are readily available in developed countries, illnesses associated with day care centres and …

Every society has some interest in food safety and disease control. Mter the Second World
War, governments had shifted away from addressing public health problems with …

Background: Diarrhea is widely recognized as a major cause of childhood morbidity and
mortality in many developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. According to …

Skin hygiene, particularly of the hands, is a primary mechanism for reducing contact and
fecal-oral transmission of infectious agents. Widespread use of antimicrobial products has …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate microbial contamination and critical control points (CCPs) in the
preparation and handling of complementary foods in 120 households in Imo state, Nigeria …

Using multistage cluster sampling, we conducted a household survey of diarrhoea among
4458 children under age 5 years in Dakahlia governorate from June 2002 to May 2003 to …

The study was conducted to isolate and characterize campylobacter, enterotoxigenic
Escherichia coli-labile toxin (ETEC-LT), shigella and salmonella in flies and water. The …