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. 2021 Jan 21;55(3):1941–1952. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.0c06972

Table 2. Estimated Annual Infection Risks.

  Model output using soil ingestion estimates from the U.S. EPA Exposure Factors Handbook
  estimated annual risk of G. duodenalis infection
 
  percentile 10th (%) 50th (%) 90th (%) MapSan point prevalence
age <6 months 9.6 15 29 13
6–11 months 16 26 54 22
12–23 months 20 31 48 59
24–71 months 13 21 38 73
  estimated annual risk of Shigella/EIEC infection point prevalence
age <6 months 4.4 7.3 14 5.0
6–11 months 7.2 12 20 21
12–23 months 9.4 15 25 36
24–71 months 5.9 10 19 68
  Model output using soil ingestion estimates from Kwong et al. 2019
  estimated annual risk of G. duodenalis infection
 
  percentile 10th (%) 50th (%) 90th (%) MapSan point prevalence
age 3–5 months 39 57 83 13
6–11 months 50 69 90 22
12–23 months 53 71 96 59
24–35 months 40 57 80 72
36–47 months 43 62 83 75
  estimated annual risk of Shigella/EIEC infection point prevalence
age 3–5 months 19 29 45 5.0
6–11 months 25 36 51 21
12–23 months 28 40 56 36
24–35 months 21 31 47 56
36–47 months 21 32 47 73
  Model output using geophagy estimates from Geisler et al. 1997
  estimated annual risk of G. duodenalis infection
 
  percentile 10th (%) 50th (%) 90th (%)  
  geophagy >99% >99 >99  
  estimated annual risk of Shigella/EIEC infection  
  geophagy >99% >99 >99  
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Note: MapSan point prevalence data represents a total of 922 children enrolled in the MapSan trial. Annual risk is for a single infection.