Infections transmitted via the faecal-oral route: a simple score for a global risk map.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Faecal-oral transmission refers to the process whereby disease is transmitted via the faeces of an infected individual to the mouth of a susceptible individual. This transmission can occur through failures in sanitation systems leading to exposure via various routes in particular contaminated water, food, and hands. Travellers' diarrhoea is the most common travel-related illness. A score could enhance risk assessment and pre-travel advice.

Methods

A simple score was developed based on the frequency of defecating in the open (country prevalence > 1%), occurrence of cholera in the period between 2021 and 2017 (one or more case in a country) and reported typhoid fever cases between 2015 and 2019.

Results

Data were available for 199 out of 214 countries for t

SUBMITTER: Sturchler D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10628772 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature