Firdausi Qadri

Director, Centre for Vaccine Sciences, icddr,b

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Born: March 31, 1951, Dhaka

Education: University of Dhaka, University of Liverpool

Last updated Nov 2, 2026

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First vaccine against childhood E. coli diarrhea advances toward global use

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As of May 2026: Led earlier ETVAX trials in Bangladesh

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, or ETEC, causes roughly 220 million episodes of diarrhea annually and kills tens of thousands of children under five—mostly in low-income countries where clean water remains scarce. No vaccine against it has ever been licensed.

Updated May 30