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High Prevalence of Shigella or Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli Carriage among Residents of an Internally Displaced Persons Camp in South Sudan | Journal Article / Research | MSF Science Portal
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High Prevalence of Shigella or Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli Carriage among Residents of an Internally Displaced Persons Camp in South Sudan

Bliss JR, Bouhenia M, Hale P, Couturier BA, Iyer AS, Rumunu J, Martin S, Wamala JF, Abubakar A, Sack DA, Luquero FJ, Couturier MR, Azman AS, Leung DT

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Abstract
Displaced persons living in camps are at an increased risk of diarrheal diseases. Subclinical carriage of pathogens may contribute to the spread of disease, especially for microbes that require a low infectious dose. Multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction was performed to detect a panel of 20 bacterial, viral, and protozoal targets, and we report a high prevalence of enteropathogen carriage, including Shigella spp. or enteroinvasive Escherichia coli in 14%, among a sample of 88 asymptomatic individuals in an internally displaced persons camp in South Sudan. Further studies are needed to determine the contribution of such carriage to the spread of disease.

Countries

South Sudan

Subject Area

displaced populationsinfections, otherdisease surveillance

Languages

English
DOI
10.4269/ajtmh.17-0339
Published Date
04 Dec 2017
PubMed ID
29210349
Journal
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume | Issue | Pages
Volume 98, Issue 2
Issue Date
2018-02-07
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