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We tested 1729 episodes of moderate-to-severe diarrhea (Vesikari score \u2265 7) using quantitative PCR and estimated pathogen-specific burdens by age, season, severity, and trial intervention arm.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The 4 pathogens with the highest attributable incidence of diarrhea were Shigella (7.2 attributable episodes per 100 child-years; 95% confidence interval: 5.2, 9.7), Cryptosporidium (6.5; 5.8, 7.2), rotavirus (6.4; 5.9, 6.7), and heat-stabile toxin-producing enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ST-ETEC) (6.2; 3.1, 7.7). Cryptosporidium was the leading etiology of severe diarrhea (Vesikari score \u2265 11) and diarrhea requiring hospitalization. Shigella was the leading etiology of diarrhea in children 12-23 months of age but also had a substantial burden in the first year of life, with 60.5% of episodes of severe shigellosis occurring in infants. Shigella, Cryptosporidium, and ST-ETEC incidence peaked during the warmer and wetter period and coincided with peak all-cause diarrhea incidence.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>In this high-burden setting, the leading diarrheal pathogens were Shigella, Cryptosporidium, rotavirus, and ST-ETEC, and each was disproportionately seen in infants. Vaccine development should target these pathogens, and the impact of vaccine schedule on diarrhea burden in the youngest children will need to be considered.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/jpids\/piab080","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,8,13]],"date-time":"2021-08-13T03:10:29Z","timestamp":1628824229000},"page":"1062-1070","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":19,"title":["Etiology and Incidence of Moderate-to-Severe Diarrhea in Young Children in Niger"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"10","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4956-0418","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"James A","family":"Platts-Mills","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Infectious Diseases & International Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Eric R","family":"Houpt","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Infectious Diseases & International Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jie","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Infectious Diseases & International Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jixian","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Infectious Diseases & International Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ousmane","family":"Guindo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Epicentre, Niamey, Niger"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nathan","family":"Sayinzoga-Makombe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Epicentre, Niamey, Niger"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Timothy L","family":"McMurry","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sarah","family":"Elwood","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Infectious Diseases & International Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"C\u00e9line","family":"Langendorf","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Research, Epicentre, Paris, France"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Rebecca F","family":"Grais","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Research, Epicentre, Paris, France"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sheila","family":"Isanaka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Research, Epicentre, Paris, France"},{"name":"Departments of Nutrition and Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. 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