Epidemiology of travelers' diarrhea in Thailand

• Main Authors: Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong, Suwat Chariyalertsak, Edward Mcneil, Somboon Aiyarak, Songwut Hutamai, Herbert L. Dupont, Zhi Dong Jiang, Thareerat Kalambaheti, Wittavat Tonyong, Sumit Thitiphuree, Robert Steffen
• Other Authors: Prince of Songkla University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/28110
• Institution: Mahidol University

Background Current data on risk of travelers' diarrhea (TD) among visitors to Thailand largely comes from US military personnel, Peace Corps volunteers, or expatriates. We performed a 14-month systematic study of the incidence rate and characteristics of TD and a smaller study of etiology of th...