Open AccessOutbreak investigation of acute watery diarrhea in a village of North India: timely action saved lives
Author(s) -
Mohammad Bashar,
Soundappan Kathirvel
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
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.13113
Subject(s) - outbreak , water supply , cholera , sanitation , diarrhea , environmental health , attack rate , medicine , feces , veterinary medicine , fecal coliform , tube well , socioeconomics , toxicology , groundwater , water quality , environmental science , virology , environmental engineering , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , ecology , geotechnical engineering , engineering , pathology , sociology
Outbreaks of acute watery diarrhoea are common in developing countries having poor access to safe drinking water and sanitation. An outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea in a village in North India was investigated with the aim to initiate and recommend necessary actions to control it.