We know that typhoid conjugate vaccines, in combination with improvements in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), are effective tools for typhoid prevention. However, ensuring equitable vaccine access requires innovative approaches, ...
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Author: Matt Laurens, Center for Vaccine Development & Global Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine; Ginny Pitzer, Yale
Surgeons across Niger take on typhoid: National Typhoid Conference
To read this blog in French, please click here. Typhoid impacts an estimated 333 per 100,000 persons each year in Niger – and this is likely an underestimate. Diagnosing typhoid ...
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TCV is highly immunogenic in Burkinabe children 30-35 months post-vaccination
To read this blog in French, please click here. The World Health Organization has prioritized co-administration of TCV with other childhood vaccines including measles and polio. Researchers from the Groupe ...
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Exploring the link between climate change and WASH: insights from World Water Week 2023
The relationship between water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH), and climate change is an emerging concern with significant implications for global public health. As temperatures rise and weather patterns become more unpredictable, ...
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Caterpillars and typhoid in Democratic Republic of the Congo
To read this blog in French, please click here. Insects are part of a regular diet for more than two billion people worldwide. Often considered a delicacy, insects are rich ...
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Risk of spreading typhoid in extreme weather through contaminated water
Waterborne diseases like typhoid continue to be a major cause of illness and mortality globally. Typhoid risk increases as climate change affects global temperatures and extreme weather patterns intensify. Data ...
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Drug-resistant typhoid: what we need to know
Drug resistance, an urgent global health challenge in recent years, was described by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2019 as “one of the top ten global threats to public ...
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