Profiles of enteropathogens in asymptomatic children from indigenous communities of Mérida, Venezuela | Zendy

Judith Velasco | Zendy; Fanny González | Zendy; Tulia Díaz | Zendy; Jesús Peña-Guillén | Zendy; Marı́a Araque | Zendy

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Profiles of enteropathogens in asymptomatic children from indigenous communities of Mérida, Venezuela

Author(s) -

Judith Velasco,

Fanny González,

Tulia Díaz,

Jesús Peña-Guillén,

Marı́a Araque

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.1162

Subject(s) - indigenous , asymptomatic , geography , medicine , environmental health , biology , ecology

In Latin America, gastrointestinal infections represent one of the main causes of death among indigenous groups, with a mortality rate three times greater than in the general population. In this study, the carrier state of enteropathogens and the epidemiological risk factor in asymptomatic children from indigenous communities of Mérida, Venezuela, were determined.

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