Source Attribution and Transmission Dynamics of Campylobacter and Shigella Using Culture-Independent Molecular Methods in an Urban Slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Funding Fogarty Program
Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID)
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
Source Attribution and Transmission Dynamics of Campylobacter and Shigella Using Culture-Independent Molecular Methods in an Urban Slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Principal Institution
University of Virginia
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Taniuchi, Mami; Platts-mills, James Alexander
Project Contact Information
Email:
mt2f@virginia.edu
Year(s) Awarded
2021–2026
Country
Bangladesh
Project Description
The objective of this project is to understand the sources and routes of transmission for
Shigella and
Campylobacter, two important causes of diarrhea in young children, in an urban low-resource setting in Dhaka, Bangladesh. We will follow a longitudinal transmission cohort of households to identify and attribute sources of infections. This data will inform mathematical models to determine the relative importance of person-to-person and environmental transmission pathways.
This project will transform our understanding of enteric pathogen transmission by moving from a broad understanding of fecal-oral transmission routes to pathogen-specific household and environmental pathways of highest relevance.
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