Hydrological Regime and Water Shortage as Drivers of the Seasonal Incidence of Diarrheal Diseases in a Tropical Montane Environment.

• Main Authors: Laurie Boithias (Author), Marc Choisy (Author), Noy Souliyaseng (Author), Marine Jourdren (Author), Fabrice Quet (Author), Yves Buisson (Author), Chanthamousone Thammahacksa (Author), Norbert Silvera (Author), Keooudone Latsachack (Author), Oloth Sengtaheuanghoung (Author), Alain Pierret (Author), Emma Rochelle-Newall (Author), Sylvia Becerra (Author), Olivier Ribolzi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:The global burden of diarrhea is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In montane areas of South-East Asia such as northern Laos, recent changes in land use have induced increased runoff, soil erosion and in-stream suspended sediment loads, and potential pathogen dissemina...