Diarrheal Disease Control by Improved Human Excreta Disposal

Interventions to improve disposal of human excreta for preventing diarrhoea.

BACKGROUND Diarrhoeal diseases are a leading cause of mortality and morbidity, especially among young children in low-income countries, and are associated with exposure to human excreta. OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness of interventions to improve the disposal of human excreta for preventing diarrhoeal diseases. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched the Cochrane Infectious Disease Group Special...

Human excreta and sanitation: Control and protection

Excreta disposal for rural areas and small communities.

Interventions to improve disposal of human excreta for preventing diarrhoea (Review)

Aeromonas spp. and their association with human diarrheal disease.

Between January 1988 and December 1989 Aeromonas species were isolated from 45 (1.8%) of 2,480 patients with acute gastroenteritis. No other bacterial enteric pathogens were found in any of these 45 patients. Of the 45 Aeromonas isolates, 35 strains (77.8%) were Aeromonas hydrophila, 7 (15.5%) were Aeromonas sobria, and 3 (6.7%) were Aeromonas caviae. Most of the patients were under 5 years of ...