Commentary: Estimates of Global, Regional, and National Morbidity, Mortality, and Aetiologies of Diarrhoeal Diseases: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

Frontiers in Medicine

Amir Abdoli¹ 

关键词: systematic analysis;    global burden of disease;    diarrheal diseases;    helminthiasis;    coinfections;    malnutrition;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fmed.2018.00011

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The Global Burden of Diarrheal Disease Study 2015 (GBD 2015) estimated that diarrhea was a leading cause of death and disability-adjusted life-years, especially in young children (1). Accordingly, rotavirus, Shigella spp and Salmonella spp were the leading cause of diarrhea deaths in all ages, and in children under 5 years old, rotavirus, Cryptosporidium spp., and Shigella spp. were the most causes of death (1). GBD 2015 suggested that childhood malnutrition, unsafe water, and sanitation are leading risk factors for diarrhea, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia (1). However, the high burden of diarrheal diseases might be involved by the high burden of helminth infections, which are endemic in the same regions (2).

【 授权许可】

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