Travelers' Diarrhea in Children Visiting Tropical Countries

Silva, FG; Figueiredo, A; Varandas, L

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Silva, FG

Figueiredo, A

Varandas, L

Abstract(s)

We studied a group of 174 Portuguese children (aged 2 mo-16 y) who mostly traveled to tropical Portuguese-speaking countries and found an attack rate of 21.8% for travelers' diarrhea, much lower than previously described. We also showed that African rate analysis by region may hide significant differences between countries.

Keywords

Adolescent Africa Age Distribution Child Child, Preschool Diarrhea Female Geography Humans Incidence India Infant Latin America Male Portugal Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires Travel HDE INF PED