Objective Diarrhoeal diseases affect the poorest in the global family. WHO reports 4 billion cases of diarrhoea and 2 million deaths worldwide annually, primarily of children <5 years old in DCs. Most cases are acute and self-limiting if dehydration is avoided, but increasing numbers are due to enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) and Shigella flexneri, which together account for 20% of diarrhoeal cases but 50% of deaths. EPEC causes persistent diarrhoea; Shigella causes dysentery. However, the early stages of both diseases are similar to acute diarrhoea, so it is not apparent that patients have EPEC infection until diarrhoea persists for 14 days, or Shigella infection until blood appears in the stools. By this time irreversible intestinal damage may have occurred, which, even if the child survives, may cause malnutrition, poor development, etc. that may manifest as socio-economic problems even in adulthood. The objective of Each Child is to develop a test kit for rapid early detection of EPEC and Shigella so that effective treatment can begin early enough to prevent potentially fatal intestinal damage and children' s lives can be saved - because Each Child is precious. Programme(s) FP5-INCO 2 - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Confirming the international role of Community research,1998-2002" Topic(s) 1.2.1.-1.4. - Research for development Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER EU contribution No data Address Maurice Shock Building, University Road LE1 9HN LEICESTER United Kingdom See on map Total cost No data Participants (3) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ANNA UNIVERSITY India EU contribution No data Address Sardar Patel Road 600 025 CHENNAI See on map Total cost No data CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL India EU contribution No data Address Ida Scudder Road 632004 VELLORE See on map Total cost No data GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY Indonesia EU contribution No data Address Sekip Utara 55281 YOGYAKARTA See on map Total cost No data
