AUTHORS Sandra Van Puyvelde, Derek Pickard, Koen Vandelannoote, Eva Heinz, Barbara Barbé, Tessa de Block, Simon Clare, Eve L. Coomber, Katherine Harcourt, Sushmita Sridhar, Emily A. Lees, Nicole E. Wheeler, ...
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Informal genomic surveillance of regional distribution of Salmonella Typhi genotypes and antimicrobial resistance via returning travellers
AUTHORS Danielle J. Ingle, Satheesh Nair, Hassan Hartman, Philip M. Ashton, Zoe A. Dyson, Martin Day, Joanne Freedman, Marie A. Chattaway, Kathryn E. Holt, Timothy J. Dallman ABSTRACT Salmonella enterica ...
Read moreA rare case of Colistin-resistant Salmonella Enteritidis meningitis in an HIV-seropositive patient
AUTHORS Roxanne Rule, Nontombi Mbelle, John Osei Sekyere, Marleen Kock, Anwar Hoosen, Mohamed Said ABSTRACT Non-typhoidal salmonellae (NTS) have been associated with invasive disease, notably meningitis, in immunocompromised individuals. Infections ...
Read moreJejunal multiple perforations for combined abdominal typhoid fever and miliary peritoneal tuberculosis
AUTHORS Michele Grieco, Giorgia Polti, Lara Lambiase, Diletta Cassini ABSTRACT Typhoid fever and tuberculosis, considered rare diseases in western countries, is still considered a notable problem of health issue in ...
Read moreAn adolescent with multi-organ involvement from typhoid fever
AUTHORS Mercy Kumwenda, Pui-Ying Iroh Tam ABSTRACT Typhoid fever is usually a mild clinical disease, but it can have potentially serious complications. Here, we describe a case of an adolescent ...
Read moreIVI acquires supplemental funding for Severe Typhoid in Africa Program (SETA Plus)
The SETA study, launched in 2015, is a continuation and expansion of data collection from the typhoid fever surveillance network established through TSAP, which evaluated the typhoid burden through standardized ...
Read moreImproving Child Health in Nigeria Through Education, Awareness and Quality Water and Sanitation Products
Aimcare, a Nigerian social enterprise focusing in hygiene education, has joined Business Call to Action with a commitment to facilitate access to clean water and sanitation to 200,000 low-income Nigerians ...
Read moreAlginate-coated chitosan microparticles encapsulating an oral plasmid-cured live Salmonella enterica serovar Gallinarum vaccine cause a higher expression of interferon-gamma in chickens compared to the parenteral live vaccine
AUTHORS M. I. Ibe, D.C. Odimegwu, E. B. Onuigbo ABSTRACT Salmonella enterica serovar Gallinarum causes a disease in chickens known as fowl typhoid. Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) has been shown to be ...
Read moreKeep cool and carry on: the fridge protecting vaccines from power outages
A fridge designed for vaccines and medicines has “harnessed the power of nature” to keep its contents cold, even with intermittent access to electricity Vaccines are often temperature sensitive, with ...
Read moreInvasive non-typhoidal Salmonella in sickle cell disease in Africa: is increased gut permeability the missing link?
AUTHORS Seah H. Lim, Barbara A. Methé, Bettina M. Knoll, Alison Morris, Stephen K. Obaro ABSTRACT Non-typhoidal Salmonella usually induces self-limiting gastroenteritis. However, in many parts of Africa, especially in ...
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