5 children (aged 4-12) who traveled to or from Pakistan during late 2017 through mid-2018 have been diagnosed in the US with extensively drug-resistant (XDR) typhoid infectious The outbreak in ...
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Emergence of Extensively Drug-Resistant Salmonella Typhi Infections Among Travelers to or from Pakistan – United States, 2016-2018
AUTHORS Kevin Chatham-Stephens, Felicita Medalla, Michael Hughes, Grace D. Appiah, Rachael D. Aubert, Hayat Caidi, Kristina M. Angelo, Allison T. Walker, Noël Hatley, Sofia Masani, June Nash, John Belko, Edward ...
Read moreSalmonella enterica serovar Typhi osteomyelitis in a young adult with sickle cell and thalassemia traits: A possible association
AUTHORS Stephanie Stephanie and Sarah A. Schmalzle ABSTRACT Salmonella osteomyelitis is known to occur in immunocompromised and sickle cell disease patients. It rarely occurs in other hosts. We present a ...
Read moreTyphoid Fever Cases Increasing Among U.S. Kids, but Risk Still Low
Typhoid fever remains rare in the United States, but cases are increasing. Gaps in vaccinations and emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains reinforce the need for careful attention to the disease, ...
Read moreA Case of Malaria Predisposing to Salmonella Bacteremia in a Returning Traveler from Nigeria
AUTHOR Robert Jakubowski, Lisa L. Steed, Susan E. Dorman, and Camelia Marculescu. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: In this case report, we present a case of concomitant malaria and invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella infection in a ...
Read moreUse of whole genome sequencing to complement characterisation of a typhoid fever outbreak among a Marshallese community: Oklahoma, 2015
AUTHOR Burnsed LJ, Kovar LD, Angelo KM, Trees EK, Concepción-Acevedo J, McDermott MD, Wagner D, Bradley KK. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Typhoid fever is an illness caused by Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi. ...
Read moreNorth Quincy daycare reopens after child’s diagnosis of typhoid fever prompted closure
A North Quincy daycare center that closed after officials confirmed a child had a case of typhoid fever reopened Tuesday
Read moreTyphoid scare at Boston-area day care after child diagnosed
A child at a day care and preschool in Massachusetts was diagnosed with typhoid fever. The child had recently travelled abroad Parents were informed that their child must submit a ...
Read moreVaccination of active component US military personnel against Salmonella Typhi
AUTHOR Porter CK, Sorrell T, Mitra I, Riddle MS ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Vaccination against Salmonella Typhi is one of the leading public health interventions reducing the risk of typhoid fever. There ...
Read moreParty Linked to Nine Typhoid Fever Cases in Columbus
Nine cases of typhoid fever confirmed in Columbus, Ohio The nine individuals likely contracted the infection at a part
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