Professor Iruka N. Okeke is a professor, researcher, mentor, and long-time champion of typhoid control. She lives and works in Nigeria, a typhoid endemic country that faces increasing threats from ...
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Author: Take on Typhoid editors
How do water samples help identify typhoid burden?
Typhoid, caused by the bacterium Salmonella Typhi (S. Typhi), is notoriously difficult and expensive to diagnose. The gold standard diagnostic is blood culture confirmation, which is often unavailable at community ...
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What can intestinal perforations tell us about typhoid disease burden?
This paper is part of Charting the Course to Meet the Challenges Ahead: Research and Developments on Typhoid and Other Invasive Salmonelloses. Typhoid remains a real threat in low- and ...
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TCV remains immunogenic for at least two years among Bangladeshi children
Typhoid remains a major public health issue in many parts of the world. In Bangladesh, more than 1,100 cases of typhoid per 100,000 people occur each year, which is one ...
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Breaking new ground: Insights from a longstanding research partnership in Malawi
Vaccines are an instrumental and cost-effective way to prevent infectious diseases—such as typhoid, which continues to pose a significant threat in low- and middle-income countries. Too many children, who are ...
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Malawi introduces TCV
Malawi aims to reach 9 million children during an integrated campaign offering TCV, measles-rubella, and polio vaccines and vitamin A supplementation. Learn more
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Amidst challenges, Malawi delivers for the children
Today is a bright day for the children of Malawi. Starting today, children between the ages of nine months and younger than 15 years are eligible to receive typhoid conjugate ...
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Building a stronger market: The benefits of investing in more TCVs
Typhoid is a persistent threat to the health and well-being of millions of people living in low- and middle-income countries where the disease is endemic; there are approximately 9 million ...
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Typhoid conjugate vaccines can be a big part of the big catch-up!
Vaccines save lives, but more than 1 in 5 children worldwide have missed crucial lifesaving vaccines, with the majority residing in the lowest resourced communities. Each year in April, World ...
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The need for typhoid conjugate vaccines in India
India is thought to have one of the highest burdens of typhoid in the world. Considering the emergence of drug resistance, climate change, and population movement, particularly during the COVID-19 ...
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