Household drinking water identified as key pathway for bacterial transmission

Household drinking water identified as key pathway for bacterial transmission

Worldwide, more than 500,000 children under age 5 die each year from gastrointestinal bacterial infections, largely in communities with limited access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure. But to alleviate this public health threat, scientists need to better understand how these pathogens spread.

In the world, more than 500,000 children under 5 years of age die each year from gastrointestinal bacterial infections, largely in communities with limited access to drinking water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure. But to mitigate this public health threat, scientists need to better understand how these pathogens [...]