Associations between open drain flooding and pediatric enteric infections in the MAL-ED cohort in a low-income, urban neighborhood in Vellore, India

• Main Authors: David M. Berendes (Author), Juan S. Leon (Author), Amy E. Kirby (Author), Julie A. Clennon (Author), Suraja J. Raj (Author), Habib Yakubu (Author), Katharine A. Robb (Author), Arun Kartikeyan (Author), Priya Hemavathy (Author), Annai Gunasekaran (Author), Sheela Roy (Author), Ben Chirag Ghale (Author), J. Senthil Kumar (Author), Venkata Raghava Mohan (Author), Gagandeep Kang (Author), Christine L. Moe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Open drains are common methods of transporting solid waste and excreta in low-income urban neighborhoods. Open drains can overflow due to blockages with solid waste and during rainfall, posing exposure risks. The goal of this study was to evaluate whether pediatric enteric infect...