Table 7 Summary of studies with control group: number of participants testing positive for different pathogens by region

Viruses

Rotavirus

4

496

2%

501

1%

3

162

12%

162

7%

7

658

5%

663

3%

Enteric adenovirus

1

92

1%

92

2%

1

66

11%

82

0%

2

158

5%

174

1%

Bacteria

Campylobacter

4

489

8%

375

9%

2

96

0%

80

0%

6

585

6%

455

8%

Shigella

4

496

5%

501

3%

3

184

3%

520

2%

7

680

4%

1021

2%

Salmonella

3

326

6%

337

0%

3

184

0%

520

0%

6

510

4%

857

0%

Vibrio cholerae

2

317

1%

373

1%

1

88

0%

440

0%

3

405

0%

813

1%

*All Enteropathic

E coli – upper estimate

4

386

32%

329

27%

3

164

63%

75

38%

7

550

41%

604

30%

*All Enteropathic

E coli – lower estimate

4

386

26%

328

22%

3

164

41%

275

25%

7

550

31%

603

23%

EHEC

1

92

0%

92

0%

1

51

0%

51

0%

2

143

0%

143

0%

Parasites

Giardia lamblia

5

504

8%

540

7%

3

184

14%

522

7%

8

688

10%

1062

7%

Cryptosporidium

2

232

1%

280

4%

3

167

16%

369

5%

0

399

7%

649

4%

Entamoeba histolytica

5

504

2%

541

4%

3

184

1%

522

1%

5

688

2%

1063

3%

At least one pathogen

1

92

73%

92

22%

2

112

76%

233

60%

3

204

75%

325

43%