Earlier this year, 1537 pediatricians attended a session organized by Abbott Vaccines, India on the “Need of vaccination & hygiene for the prevention of rotavirus gastroenteritis & typhoid”. Speakers from ...
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Tag: drug resistance
We can’t stop drug-resistant typhoid without vaccines
For an increasing number of communities, typhoid is a real and dangerous threat. Symptoms can last for weeks or months, keeping children out of school and preventing families from earning ...
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Drug-resistant typhoid in India
Drug resistance occurs when a pathogen—whether bacteria, virus, or fungus—evolves to withstand the drug that is given for treatment. Drug resistance is a top health concern identified by the World ...
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Typhoid conjugate vaccine is effective against drug-resistant typhoid
A recently published study from Hyderabad, Pakistan, shows that typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) is highly effective against drug-resistant typhoid. This is exciting and reassuring data as multidrug- and extensively drug-resistant ...
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An app for Typhi genomes
Note: This blog originally appeared on the Nature Portfolio Microbiology Community. Typhoid fever is a serious enteric disease spread through food and water contaminated with Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi). In 2017, ...
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Typhoid conjugate vaccine arrives in Zimbabwe
This week, Zimbabwe began to fulfil its promise to protect children from typhoid. As this large integrated national vaccination campaign begins, typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) will be newly introduced, and ...
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Azithromycin-resistant typhoid in Chandigarh signals urgent need for typhoid conjugate vaccine introduction
Photo: Temporary workers living in informal settlements in Chardigarh, India, often face limited access to clean water and sanitation, putting them at high risk for typhoid. Typhoid fever, which ...
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The hijacked cell: Breaking the typhoid infection cycle
Typhoid is an ancient illness and scientists have long puzzled over how the bacteria causes human infections. In the early 19th century, typhoid was just one of a group of ...
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Beyond Morbidity and Mortality, Understanding the Burden of Enteric Fever in South Asia: New Results from Phase II of the Surveillance for Enteric Fever in Asia Project (SEAP)
Disease surveillance has long served as the foundation of public health, generating data to help guide policies and programs to effectively control and prevent a multitude of diseases. However, for ...
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At ASTMH, more evidence that TCVs work – and just in time
Photo: A boy receives typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) in Sindh Province, Pakistan, during the campaign in 2019. TCVs are a promising tool to combat rising rates of drug-resistant typhoid. Like ...
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