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High prevalence of campylobacter excretors among Liberian children related to environmental conditions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

Kåre Mølbak ,
Niels Højlyng  and
Knud Gaarslev
Kåre Mølbak
Affiliation:
Malaria Research Laboratory, Statens Seruminstitut, Amager Boulevard 80, 2300 Copenhagen 8, Denmark
Niels Højlyng
Affiliation:
Malaria Research Laboratory, Statens Seruminstitut, Amager Boulevard 80, 2300 Copenhagen 8, Denmark
Knud Gaarslev
Affiliation:
Department of Diagnostic Bacteriology, Statens Seruminstitut, Amager Boulevard 80, 2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark
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Campylobacter was the bacterial pathogen most prevalent in 850 children, aged 6–59 months, examined in a house-to-house diarrhoea survey in two Liberian communities. 44·9% of the children from an urban slum and 28·4% from a rural area were excretors. Since the prevalence of diarrhoea was very high and consequently many convalescent carriers were found, it was not possible to evaluate the pathogenic role of campylobacter.

The excretor rate increased with ago and was significantly correlated to the uso of supplementary feeding, inversely correlated to the quality of the water supply, and also associated with helminthic infestation. Results from re-examination of 172 children suggested a high intensity of transmission.

The findings all indicate the existence of a heavy environmental contamination with campylobacter, probably of both human and animal faecal origin.

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Research Article
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Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 100 , Issue 2 , April 1988 , pp. 227 - 237
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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