 One, background, most studies of the causes of diarrhea in low-income and middle-income countries have focused on severe disease in people seeking medical care, and there are few estimates of pathogen-specific diarrhea burdens in the community. Two, methods, we conducted a birth cohort study with both intensive community surveillance for diarrhea and routine collection of non-diarrheal stools from eight sites in South America, Africa, and Asia. We enrolled children within 17 days of birth, and diarrheal episodes were identified through twice-weekly home visits by field workers over a follow-up period of 24 months. Non-diarrheal stool specimens were also collected for surveillance for months 1-12, 15, 18. This article was authored by James A. Platsmills, N.D., Sudi Babchi, N.D., Laddaporn Bode Data, N.D., and others. We are article.tv, links in the description below.