Global Child | Faculty Poster | 2017
RESEARCH PROGRAM ON CHILDHOOD GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTIONS AND ENTERIC VACCINES
Julio Guerra, Arpan Dharia, Oscar Gilberto Gomez-Duarte
SEM of CS21 -expressing ETEC strain
Introduction
Childhood Diarrhea Facts
- 1.7 billion cases of diarrheal disease every year globally
- Second leading cause of death in children under five years old.
- Kills 760 000 children under five per year
- Leading cause of malnutrition in children under five years old
- Associated with stunting and decreased cognitive development
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