AUTHORS Hyon Jin Jeon, Florian Marks, Jonathan Sugimoto, Justin Im, Sophie S Y Kang, Andrea Haselbeck, Raphaël Rakotozandrindrainy ABSTRACT During the coronavirus disease pandemic, we observed a 6.4-fold increase in ...
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Drug-resistant typhoid cases rise, say scientists
Scientists have warned of a “dramatic” increase in the number of multidrug-resistant typhoid, a bacterial disease spread through contaminated food, water, or close contact. A three-year case-control study on more ...
Read moreAntimicrobial Resistance in endemic enteric infections in Kenya and the region, and efforts towards addressing the challenges
AUTHORS Samuel Kariuki, Celestine Wairimu, Cecilia Mbae ABSTRACT Resistance to commonly available antimicrobials is a major threat to the fight against endemic bacterial diseases in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with majority ...
Read moreMultiple introductions of multidrug-resistant typhoid associated with acute infection and asymptomatic carriage, Kenya
AUTHORS Samuel Kariuki, Zoe A Dyson, Cecilia Mbae, Ronald Ngetich, Susan M Kavai, Celestine Wairimu, Stephen Anyona, Naomi Gitau, Robert Sanaya Onsare, Beatrice Ongandi, Sebastian Duchene, Mohamed Ali, John David ...
Read moreTHECA consortium begins Vi-TT typhoid conjugate vaccine phase IV effectiveness study in Ghana
23,000 eligible children ages 9 months to 16 years will be vaccinated against typhoid as part of the phase IV study on TCV effectiveness in Asante Akim, Ghana 11,500 subjects ...
Read moreTyphoid outbreak kills 17 in Kwango, DRC
The Minister of Health of Kwango announced on Friday that 360 cases of typhoid have been recorded in the territory since the start of the quarter. Of the 360 cases, ...
Read moreSafety and immunogenicity of Vi-typhoid conjugate vaccine co-administration with routine 9-month vaccination in Burkina Faso: A randomised controlled phase 2 trial
AUTHORS Sodiomon B Sirima, Alphonse Ouedraogo, Nouhoun Barry, Mohamadou Siribie, Alfred Tiono, Issa Nébié, Amadou Konaté, Gloria Damoaliga Berges, Amidou Diarra, Moussa Ouedraogo, Edith C Bougouma, Issiaka Soulama, Alimatou Hema, Shrimati Datta, Yuanyuan Liang, Elizabeth T Rotrosen, J Kathleen Tracy, Leslie P Jamka, Jennifer J Oshinsky, Marcela F Pasetti, Kathleen ...
Read moreHuge turnout for typhoid vaccines in Mbire
Children ages 6 months-15 years are receiving the typhoid conjugate vaccine as part of the Zimbabwe TCV campaign launch. Villagers in Mbire district are appearing to receive the vaccine in ...
Read moreZimbabwe launches typhoid vaccination campaign
Zimbabwe has recently launched a 12-day campaign to vaccinate as many children as possible in order to reduce the incidence of typhoid, which has spread mercilessly across the population over ...
Read moreUnicef warns of waterborne diseases outbreak in Byo, Hre
Unicef has warned of the possibility of an outbreak of waterborne diseases, such as diarrhea, cholera and typhoid, in Bulawayo and Harare as the cities are failing to manage their ...
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