AUTHOR Bennett SD, Lowther SA, Chingoli F, Chilima B, Kabuluzi S, Ayers TL, Warne TA, Mintz E ABSTRACT On May 2, 2009 an outbreak of typhoid fever began in rural ...
Read moreRegion: Africa
First child vaccinated with typhoid conjugate vaccine in Africa
The first African child was vaccinated using the newly prequalified typhoid conjugate vaccine as part of a clinical trial being conducted by the Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust as part of the Typhoid ...
Read moreFirst report on antimicrobial resistance and molecular characterization of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi isolated from human specimens in Luanda, Angola
AUTHOR Francisco M, Costa SS, Belas A, Ramos J, Couto I, Pomba C, Viveiros M ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: Typhoid fever is a common infection in Africa and in spite of scarce ...
Read moreCape Town calls for hygiene blitz amid water crisis
Officials in Cape Town are urging residents to continue handwashing despite water shortages Typhoid cases have doubled in the past year as Cape Town heads towards Day Zero
Read moreTyphoid outbreak in Harare sickens more than 2400
An outbreak of typhoid fever was confirmed last October in the Zimbabwe capital of Harare and since that time some 2,444 suspect and confirmed cases have been reported.
Read moreUnicef pledges cholera, typhoid vaccines
The United Nations Children’s Fund has pledged vaccines against cholera and typhoid amid recurrent cases of the diseases in Zimbabwe
Read moreCharacterization of Salmonella enterica from invasive bloodstream infections and water sources in rural Ghana
AUTHOR Dekker D, Krumkamp R, Eibach D, Sarpong N, Boahen KG, Frimpong M, Fechtner E, Poppert S, Hagen RM, Schwarz NG, Adu-Sarkodie Y, Owusu-Dabo E, Im J, Marks F, Frickmann ...
Read moreTyphoid case in Nkayi linked to Mbare
The typhoid outbreak in Harare is suspected to have been trafficked to Nkayi District in Matabeleland North A 17-year-old male who recently visited Harare has tested positive for typhoid
Read moreCharacterization of Invasive Salmonella Serogroup C1 Infections in Mali
AUTHOR Fuche FJ, Sen S, Jones JA, Nkeze J, Permala-Booth J, Tapia MD, Sow SO, Tamboura B, Touré A, Onwuchekwa U, Sylla M, Kotloff KL, Tennant SM ABSTRACT Nontyphoidal Salmonella (NTS) are ...
Read moreMulti-drug resistant non-typhoidal Salmonella associated with invasive disease in western Kenya.
AUTHOR Akullian A, Montgomery JM, John-Stewart G, Miller SI, Hayden HS, Radey MC, Hager KR, Verani JR, Ochieng JB, Juma J, Katieno J, Fields B, Bigogo G, Audi A, Walson ...
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