Tropical sprue epidemiology and demographics

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Overview

TS is endemic in India, Southeast Asia and the Caribbean. TS is rarely seen in short-term travelers and surveys of returned travelers in the recent times indicate that it is occurring less frequently worldwide.

Epidemiology and Demographics

Tropical sprue is endemic to India and southeast Asia, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.

Prevalence

Incidence

Case Fatality Rate

Age

Patients of all age groups may develop TS.

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Endemic

  • The disease is endemic in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar (Burma), Vietnam, China, Indonesia.

Epidemic

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