ETEC
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- Infection with ETEC is the leading cause of travelers' diarrhea and a major cause of diarrheal disease in underdeveloped nations, especially among children.
- ETEC is the most frequently isolated enteropathogen in community-based studies of children aged less than 5 years in the developing world, and probably accounts for approximately 200 million diarrhoea episodes and 380 000 deaths annually.
- ETEC is primarily an infrastructure company for electric vehicles, providing design, engineering, construction, operation, maintenance, technical support and field services.
- ETEC is a common cause of traveler’s diarrhea and is an increasingly recognized cause of foodborne illness in the United States.
- Contaminated food is the most common cause of travellers' diarrhea, and ETEC is most frequently associated with foodborne transmission; however, outbreaks of ETEC on cruise ships highlight the possibility of waterborne transmission(8).
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