Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Typhoid Mary was a maligned immigrant who got a bum rap
The country's most notable healthy carrier of a deadly disease, Mary Mallon, is back—not in person, but as a hashtag: #TyphoidMary.
Apr 24, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Do studies underestimate the prevalence of typhoid?
Blood culture surveillance programs are critical for estimating the prevalence of typhoid and paratyphoid fevers, but cases can be missed when patients don't seek medical care, or seek medical care and don't have a blood ...
Jan 16, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Typhoid vaccine over 81% effective in tackling disease in Nepal
Caused by the bacterium Salmonella Typhi, typhoid is a major cause of fever in children in low- and middle-income countries and is responsible for nearly 11 million cases and more than 116,000 deaths a year worldwide.
Dec 4, 2019
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Pakistan becomes first country to launch new typhoid vaccine
Pakistan has become the first country in the world to introduce a new typhoid vaccine, officials said Friday, as the country grapples with an ongoing outbreak of a drug-resistant strain of the potentially fatal disease.
Nov 15, 2019
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Decades neglecting ancient disease typhoid fever has triggered a health emergency around the world
New extensively drug-resistant variants of an ancient and deadly disease—typhoid fever—are spreading across international borders. Cases have been reported in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Iraq, Guatemala, ...
Oct 30, 2019
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Toddler becomes the first case of extensively drug-resistant typhoid in Australia
The first case of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) typhoid in Australia has been reported by the authors of a letter published today in the Medical Journal of Australia, highlighting the need for people contemplating travel ...
Sep 16, 2019
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Vaccine is a cost-effective solution for countries burdened by typhoid
Introducing a typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) into routine child vaccine schedules and conducting a catch-up campaign to vaccinate all children up to age 15 is a cost-effective solution for many low- to middle-income countries ...
May 28, 2019
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Researchers unveil progress and challenges in introducing typhoid conjugate vaccine in Africa/Asia
Each year there are nearly 11 million cases of typhoid, a disease that is spread through contaminated food, drink and water. Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine are leading an international consortium ...
Mar 8, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Two new, highly drug-resistant forms of bacteria that cause life-threatening typhoid fever
Every year, about 11-20 million people get sick with typhoid and between 128 000 and 161 000 people die from it, according to the World Health Organization. It's a potentially fatal gastrointestinal infection caused by Salmonella ...
Jan 24, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers find answers to growing typhoid problem in the Pacific
University of Otago researchers have been key partners in a study which has found poor sanitation facilities appear to be a major source of Salmonella Typhi, the cause of typhoid fever, in Fiji.
Jun 25, 2018
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