Mortality among Children of below Five Years of Age in India due to Diarrhoeal Diseases and its impact on GDP

: Diarrhoeal diseases account for an estimated 1.5 million deaths globally every year making it the second leading cause of childhood mortality. In India 1 out of every 250 children die of rotavirus diarrhea each year.: To find out the incidence of rotavirus infection in acute diarrhoeal cases in children under 5 years of age.: A prospective study was conducted on 100 non repetetive stool samples of Children under 5 years of age, presenting with acute diarrhea and hospitalized in the pediatric ward, during December 2015 to November 2016. Stool samples were processed according to premier rotaclone enzyme immunoassay protocol for the detection of rotavirus antigen, adhering to standard laboratory precautions.: The incidence of acute diarrhoeal diseases was 5.86% in our setting. was detected in 29% cases by ELISA method.The antigen detection by EIA is a reliable test, as it is quantitative and also has high sensitivity and specificity. Hence, can be routinely employed to prevent major morbidity and mortality among children, especially less than 5 years of age.

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Infection risks from water in natural and man-made environments

Eurosurveillance ◽

10.2807/esm.11.04.00611-en ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 1-2 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

G Nichols

Keyword(s):

Escherichia Coli ◽

Young Children ◽

Cryptosporidium Parvum ◽

The Other ◽

Human Faeces ◽

The Face ◽

Diarrhoeal Diseases

People can catch diarrhoeal diseases from contamination of both natural and man-made environments with human or animal faeces. Young children are more likely to be susceptible to the agents and to be exposed. While some diarrhoeal diseases acquired in childhood can be relatively mild and give some protection as an adult, others are more severe. The two papers presented in this issue of Eurosurveillance describe, on the face of it, unremarkable small outbreaks; one, from Chikwe Ihekweazu et al, linked to exposure to a stream contaminated with Escherichia coli from animal faeces [1]; the other, from Melanie Jones et al, to exposure to a water feature contaminated with Cryptosporidium parvum from either animal or human faeces [2].

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Early childhood diarrhoeal diseases and cognition: are we missing the rest of the iceberg?

Paediatrics and International Child Health ◽

10.1179/2046905514y.0000000141 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 34 (4) ◽

pp. 295-307 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Jessica MacIntyre ◽

Jennifer McTaggart ◽

Richard L. Guerrant ◽

David M. Goldfarb

Keyword(s):

Early Childhood ◽

Diarrhoeal Diseases

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