Tube Well Use as Protection Against Rotavirus Infection During the Monsoons in an Urban Setting

Pamela P. Martinez; Ayesha S. Mahmud; Mohammad Yunus; A. S.G. Faruque; Tahmeed Ahmed; Mercedes Pascual; Caroline O. Buckee

doi:10.1093/infdis/jiz436

Tube Well Use as Protection Against Rotavirus Infection During the Monsoons in an Urban Setting

Pamela P. Martinez, Ayesha S. Mahmud, Mohammad Yunus, A. S.G. Faruque, Tahmeed Ahmed, Mercedes Pascual, Caroline O. Buckee

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Rotavirus, a diarrheal pathogen spread via fecal-oral transmission, is typically characterized by a winter incidence peak in most countries. Unlike for cholera and other waterborne infections, the role of sanitation and socioeconomic factors on the spatial variation of rotavirus seasonality remains unclear. In the current study, we analyzed their association with rotavirus seasonality, specifically the odds of monsoon cases, across 46 locations from 2001 to 2012 in Dhaka. Drinking water from tube wells, compared to other sources, has a clear protective effect against cases during the monsoon, when flooding and water contamination are more likely. This finding supports a significant environmental component of transmission.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	238-242
Number of pages	5
Journal	The Journal of infectious diseases
Volume	221
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiz436
State	Published - Jan 2 2020

Keywords

Dhaka
monsoon season
rotavirus
seasonality
tube wells
urban health

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General Medicine

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