In 1999, a review of the literature for 1966–1997 suggested that≈ 1.1 million persons die
annually of shigellosis, including≈ 880,000 in Asia. Our recent review of the literature for …

Background In 2010, overweight and obesity were estimated to cause 3· 4 million deaths, 3·
9% of years of life lost, and 3· 8% of disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) worldwide. The …

Background Efforts to quantify the global burden of enteric fever are valuable for
understanding the health lost and the large-scale spatial distribution of the disease. We …

Abstract The Million Veteran Program (MVP) was established in 2011 as a national research
initiative to determine how genetic variation influences the health of US military veterans …

Background Although the burden of influenza is often discussed in the context of historical
pandemics and the threat of future pandemics, every year a substantial burden of lower …

Background Acute meningitis has a high case-fatality rate and survivors can have severe
lifelong disability. We aimed to provide a comprehensive assessment of the levels and …

This study describes the pattern and extent of drug resistance in 1,774 strains of Salmonella
enterica serovar Typhi isolated across Asia between 1993 and 2005 and characterizes the …

We confirmed a bacteremic typhoid fever incidence of 3.9 episodes/1,000 person-years
during fever surveillance in a Dhaka urban slum. The relative risk for preschool children …

Background Pneumonia and diarrhoea cause much morbidity and mortality in children
younger than 5 years. Most deaths occur during infancy and in developing countries. Daily …

Background The burden of hypertension is escalating, and control rates are poor in low-and
middle-income countries. Cardiovascular mortality is high in rural areas. Methods We …