Malnutrition And Growth-Stunting Caused By One E. Coli Strain That Plagues Many Poor Nations May Be Preventable Via Vaccines, New Research Found

And interestingly, they found that the nursing mothers produced antibodies that were then passed to their children via milk. These antibodies apparently worked in the infant mice, too, since they appeared healthy.

This discovery suggests that vaccination may be the next step in protecting children around the world from malnutrition-causing intestinal damage.

“This is an argument for developing a vaccine for this kind of E. coli,” underscored Fleckenstein.

“There are lifelong consequences of getting infected over and over in childhood. Vaccination combined with efforts to improve sanitation and access to clean water could protect children from the long-term effects and give them a better shot at long, healthy lives.”

To read the study’s complete findings, which have since been published in Nature Communications, visit the link here.

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