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. 1990 Aug;105(1):41–49. doi: 10.1017/s0950268800047622

Epidemiology of shigellosis in Teknaf, a coastal area of Bangladesh: a 10-year survey.

M A Hossain 1, M J Albert 1, K Z Hasan 1
PMCID: PMC2271791  PMID: 2200700

Abstract

The epidemiological data on shigellosis in Teknaf, a coastal area of Bangladesh, were reviewed for a 10-year period (1975-84). Certain similarities and differences were observed in the epidemiology of the disease in Teknaf when compared with urban Dhaka and rural Matlab. Similarities included: round-the-year infection with two peaks, one in the monsoon period and the other in the winter period; high male to female attendance ratio at the treatment centre; the predominance of infection in the under-15-year age group; high mortality rate in the under-5-year age group of both sexes and in females of all age groups; the multiple drug resistance of organisms. Differences included the higher isolation rate of organisms in Teknaf (42.1% as against 11-12% in Dhaka and Matlab) and the preponderance of Shigella dysenteriae 1 infection in females in Teknaf. The unusually high isolation rate of shigella makes Teknaf the area with the highest incidence of shigellosis in Bangladesh.

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