The Ministry of Health is currently implementing a program to eliminate typhoid in Samoa. According to Dr. Tagaloa Robert Thomsen, the Assistant Chief Executive Officer (Health Service Performance and Quality ...
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Fiji takes measures to battle Typhoid outbreak
Fijian authorities have recorded a total of 59 cases in two provinces: In the Naitasiri: 34 confirmed and 14 suspected cases In Namosi: 6 confirmed and 5 suspected cases The ...
Read moreEpidemiology and risk factors for typhoid fever in Central Division, Fiji, 2014–2017: A case-control study
AUTHOR Namrata Prasad, Aaron P. Jenkins, Lanieta Naucukidi, Varanisese Rosa, Aalisha Sahu-Khan, Mike Kama, Kylie M. Jenkins, Adam W. J. Jenney, Susan J. Jack, Debasish Saha, Pierre Horwitz, Stacy D. ...
Read morePediatric travelers presenting to an Australian emergency department (2014–2015): A retrospective, cross-sectional analysis
AUTHOR Connie H. Chong, Mary E. McCaskill, Philip N. Britton. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Epidemiological data on pediatric travelers are lacking, especially from Oceania. We aimed to evaluate travelers presenting to a ...
Read moreHand washing school program launched
A nationwide hand washing program designed to highlight the importance of good hygiene in preventing diseases such as typhoid was launched in Fiji on July 4th, with fifty-four schools chosen ...
Read moreOtago researchers shed light on neglected problem of typhoid fever in the Pacific
University of Otago researchers find poor sanitation facilities to be the major source of Salmonella Typhi in Fiji, with transmission occurring predominantly through consumption of contaminated surface water and unwashed ...
Read moreEpidemiology and risk factors for typhoid fever in Central Division, Fiji, 2014-2017: A case-control study
AUTHOR Prasad N, Jenkins AP, Naucukidi L, Rosa V, Sahu-Khan A, Kama M, Jenkins KM, Jenney AWJ, Jack SJ, Saha D, Horwitz P, Jupiter SD, Strugnell RA, Mulholland EK, Crump ...
Read moreTyphoid case confirmed in Queensland
A hospital staff member in Townsville, Australia, is being treated for typhoid, which is rare in Australia Public health officials believe that the risk to the community is low
Read moreRole of Environmental Factors in Shaping Spatial Distribution of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi, Fiji
AUTHOR de Alwis R, Watson C, Nikolay B, Lowry JH, Thieu NTV, Van TT, Ngoc DTT, Rawalai K, Taufa M, Coriakula J, Lau CL, Nilles EJ, Edmunds WJ, Kama M, ...
Read moreNo outbreak, says Akbar
While numerous cases of typhoid are being reported around Fiji, the health minister affirms that there is no outbreak
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