Typhoid News
Grieving journalist narrates how doctors abandoned dying son; teaching hospital launches probe
- The seven-year-old son of a journalist died of typhoid complications in a hospital in Bauchi, Nigeria after doctors delayed intestinal perforation surgery for 18 hours
A Sea of Health and Environmental Hazards in Houston’s Floodwaters
- Flooded sewers are stoking fears of cholera, typhoid and other infectious diseases
- Runoff from the city’s sprawling petroleum and chemicals complex contains hazardous compounds
Mumbai rains: ‘City at risk of infection’, health officials tell residents to take preventive measures
- In August, more than 8,000 fever cases have already been recorded across city hospitals and dispensaries
City sees 500 typhoid cases in two weeks, docs say it’s ‘unusual’
- At least 200 cases of typhoid have been reported from the city in the last week, while the week before witnessed around 300 cases
200 cases of typhoid in Bengaluru in one week, BBMP advises boiled water for drinking
- Bengaluru has registered 200 cases of typhoid in the last week, bringing the January-August total up to 1368
- Authorities warn that sewage mixing with drinking water as a result of heavy rains has caused the rise in typhoid cases, but deny there is a typhoid outbreak
Flood Brings Home the Typhoid Bug
- Doctors in the city say there are more cases of typhoid being recorded, especially after the August rain
Nigeria: Changing Lives With Safe Water Supply – Story of Akwa Ibom Communities
- The Niger Delta Support Programme (NDSP) of the European Union and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) are bringing clean piped water to Nigerian villages
- The WASH Chairman in the community of Ikot Esop said that the new water sources have reduced cases of typhoid and other waterborne disease in children
NGO drills 13 boreholes for residents
- The Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) has drilled 13 chlorinated boreholes in Harare’s Hatcliffe high-density suburb to curb the spread of typhoid that hit the area early this year
Typhoid Cases on the Rise
- The Ministry of Health has recorded 25 cases of typhoid with 6 healthy carriers since February
Statins to Fight Typhoid Fever? Apparently, Cholesterol Lets Pathogens Strike
- Typhoid uses cholesterol to invade the cell
- Fish given a cholesterol-lowering drug were more likely to survive injection with Typhi
South Korea: 5 Sangmyung University students contract typhoid in India
- Five South Korean university students contracted typhoid while in India
- Diagnosed upon return to Korea. Four still in hospital
Floods affect millions in Bangladesh, India and Nepal
- Millions across Bangladesh, India and Nepal are affected by floods caused by monsoon rains
Preventing spread of disease in wake of mudslides is vital, says WHO
- WHO working with the government of Sierra Leone to prevent the spread of infectious diseases after flooding and mudslides in Freetown
- Residents of affected areas are vulnerable to outbreaks of infectious diseases such as typhoid, malaria and cholera
Diseases on the Rise in City After Drain Bursts
- After a drain burst in Bangalore, doctors report a high number of typhoid cases in waterlogged areas
Thousands left homeless, prey to diseases, after Sierra Leone mudslide
- After a mudslide which killed at least 400 people in Sierra Leone and left thousands more homeless, health agencies are racing to prevent outbreaks of diseases like cholera and typhoid
- The Red Cross estimates at least 3,000 people are homeless
‘This Is Too Much for Us’: Sierra Leone Deluged by Mud and Grief
- Hundreds killed and 600 missing after torrential rains caused mudslides in Freetown, Sierra Leone
- Healthcare agencies are fearful of outbreaks of cholera and typhoid
Over 35 taken ill with diarrhea and dysentery in Mahottari
- Hospitals in flood-affected Janakpur are reporting a surge in patients admitted for jaundice, typhoid and dysentery
Nepal floods toll rises to 91, over six million people affected by the deluge
- People affected are resorting to drinking contaminated water
- Hospitals report increase in diarrhea and typhoid cases
Conjugated Typhoid Vaccine: New Hope for an ‘Urgent Problem’?
- Although typhoid is an urgent problem, existing vaccines for typhoid were far from perfect
- The new conjugate typhoid vaccines can offer hope for the youngest victims
Guatemala: Typhoid outbreak in Peten department
- Health officials are reporting a typhoid outbreak in Peten, Guatemala. So far 60 cases have been confirmed including two deaths