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15 05, 2013

Global Study on Diarrhoea Finds New Culprit in Pakistan, Recommends Fresh Interventions

2013-06-03T17:52:25+00:00

The Global Enteric Multicenter Study, GEMS, an extensive, ground-breaking study in the developing world, has come up with the clearest picture yet of the most common causes and impact of diarrheal diseases — the second leading killer of young children globally after pneumonia. The study reveals that while the germs, rotavirus, Shigella and E. Coli are notorious for causing the majority of moderate-to-severe [...]