Diarrheal illness continues to be a public health problem, worldwide, particularly in less developed areas of the world. Children with more than five episodes of diarrhea during the first two years of life increase their risk of shortfall and stunting. Infectious diarrheal illness results from interactions between the host, pathogen, and environment, known as the ecological triad. When investigating how a disease spreads and how to combat it, the epidemiologic triangle can be an invaluable tool.
There is a lack of studies addressing, which pathogen, host and environmental factors contribute to the development of diarrheal illness, worldwide. Therefore, there is a necessity to conduct regional studies of diarrhoea aetiology, documenting host characteristics and environmental factors, particularly in patients from less developed regions of the world where the risk of developing diarrheal illness is increasing.
Overall, these studies will help to identify pathogens associated with high morbidities and mortalities, high-risk groups for developing diarrheal illness and strategies to reduce the exposure to enteric pathogens causing diarrhoea such as viruses, bacteria, and parasites.
In particular, this Research Topic aims to gather data to tackle bacterial infections. Indeed, several types of bacteria can enter the body most likely through contaminated food or water and cause diarrhoea. Examples of common bacteria that cause diarrhoea include Campylobacter, Escherichia coli, Salmonella, and Shigella.
In this Research Topic we welcome authors to contribute with Original Research articles, Review articles/Mini-review as well as other article types accepted in the journal that include, but are not limited to the following sub-themes:
• Diarrheal aetiology studies
• Pathogen’s virulence factors associated with severe cases of diarrhoea
• Host risk factors associated with increasing the risk of diarrheal illness
• Environmental risk factors increasing the risk of diarrheal illness
• Studies on implemented strategies/treatments to reduce diarrheal illness
• Studies of gut microbiota of patients with diarrheal illness
Diarrheal illness continues to be a public health problem, worldwide, particularly in less developed areas of the world. Children with more than five episodes of diarrhea during the first two years of life increase their risk of shortfall and stunting. Infectious diarrheal illness results from interactions between the host, pathogen, and environment, known as the ecological triad. When investigating how a disease spreads and how to combat it, the epidemiologic triangle can be an invaluable tool.
There is a lack of studies addressing, which pathogen, host and environmental factors contribute to the development of diarrheal illness, worldwide. Therefore, there is a necessity to conduct regional studies of diarrhoea aetiology, documenting host characteristics and environmental factors, particularly in patients from less developed regions of the world where the risk of developing diarrheal illness is increasing.
Overall, these studies will help to identify pathogens associated with high morbidities and mortalities, high-risk groups for developing diarrheal illness and strategies to reduce the exposure to enteric pathogens causing diarrhoea such as viruses, bacteria, and parasites.
In particular, this Research Topic aims to gather data to tackle bacterial infections. Indeed, several types of bacteria can enter the body most likely through contaminated food or water and cause diarrhoea. Examples of common bacteria that cause diarrhoea include Campylobacter, Escherichia coli, Salmonella, and Shigella.
In this Research Topic we welcome authors to contribute with Original Research articles, Review articles/Mini-review as well as other article types accepted in the journal that include, but are not limited to the following sub-themes:
• Diarrheal aetiology studies
• Pathogen’s virulence factors associated with severe cases of diarrhoea
• Host risk factors associated with increasing the risk of diarrheal illness
• Environmental risk factors increasing the risk of diarrheal illness
• Studies on implemented strategies/treatments to reduce diarrheal illness
• Studies of gut microbiota of patients with diarrheal illness
