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The Global Problem of Acute Diarrheal Diseases and the Who Diarrheal Diseases Control Programme

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The acute diarrheal diseases have long been recognized as a major cause of mortality and morbidity in infants and young children in the developing world. This paper will summarize (a) the magnitude of the problem; (b) the major bacterial agents of acute diarrhea; and (c) the global WHO programme for control of all acute diarrheal diseases.

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  1. Diarrhoeal Diseases Control Programme, World Health Organization, 1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland

    M. H. Merson

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  1. The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

    Y. Takeda

  2. Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan

    T. Miwatani

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Merson, M.H. (1985). The Global Problem of Acute Diarrheal Diseases and the Who Diarrheal Diseases Control Programme. In: Takeda, Y., Miwatani, T. (eds) Bacterial Diarrheal Diseases. New Perspectives in Clinical Microbiology, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4990-4_1

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