Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli and Vibrio cholerae diarrhea, Bangladesh, 2004

Emerg Infect Dis. 2005 Jul;11(7):1104-7. doi: 10.3201/eid1107.041266.

Abstract

Flooding in Dhaka in July 2004 caused epidemics of diarrhea. Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) was almost as prevalent as Vibrio cholerae O1 in diarrheal stools. ETEC that produced heat-stable enterotoxin alone was most prevalent, and 78% of strains had colonization factors. Like V. cholerae O1, ETEC can cause epidemic diarrhea.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Bangladesh / epidemiology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cholera / epidemiology*
  • Diarrhea / epidemiology
  • Diarrhea / microbiology
  • Disasters
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Escherichia coli Infections / epidemiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Water Microbiology