Study on relationship between heavy rain and diarrhea in rural Ecuador

Posted on December 12, 2013 • Filed under: Ecuador, Latin America Health, TRAVEL

REUTERS HEALTH reported …In rural Ecuador, when a heavy rain follows a dry spell the rate of diarrhea shoots up by 39%, but when it comes on the heels of lighter rains, the diarrhea rate drops, a new study has found. The researchers monitored 19 Ecuadoran villages, checking in each week over a three-year period. They defined heavy rain as 24-hour rainfall exceeding the 90th percentile value (56 mm) in a given seven-day period within the study period. Read Article

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