Tropical medicine and health
Animals in child sleeping spaces and unimproved sanitation associated with diarrhea among young children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: WASHmobile PICHA7 prospective cohort study.
Jean-Claude Rusanga Bisimwa, Kelly Endres, Presence Sanvura, Camille Williams, Elizabeth Thomas, Jamie Perin, Lucien Bisimwa, Alain Mwishingo, Cirhuza Cikomola, Justin Bengehya, Jean-Claude Kulondwa, Pacifique Mwene-Batu, Ghislain Maheshe, Christine Marie George
Published: 202610.1186/s41182-026-00901-1
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Exposure to animal and human feces in the household environment is associated with diarrheal diseases in young children. The objective of this study was to identify exposure pathways to fecal pathogens for young children that are signific…
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