Typhoid is an enteric fever that does not typically receive a lot of attention. Despite nearly 11 million cases and more than 116,000 deaths from typhoid in 2017, the burden ...
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Tag: Nepal
A remarkable milestone: more than 20,000 children vaccinated in Nepal
Nepal suffers from one of the highest typhoid burdens in the world. The Global Burden of Disease study estimates that, in 2016, Nepal had more than 131,000 cases of typhoid, ...
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Research in action: surveillance for enteric fever in Nepal
Disease surveillance studies are an important tool for determining the burden of a disease. By knowing how many people are impacted by a disease—and just as importantly, knowing where and ...
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Launching a typhoid vaccine study in Nepal
On November 20, 2017, the Typhoid Vaccine Acceleration Consortium (TyVAC) vaccinated the first of 20,000 children against typhoid, successfully launching a study to assess the impact of typhoid conjugate vaccines ...
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Stories of Typhoid: The Lama Family
On April 25, 2015, this family of four had their lives turned upside-down by the deadly earthquake that devastated Nepal. One year later, almost to the day, their lives were ...
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New Study Sheds Light on Typhoid Burden in Rural Nepal
In South Asia, where the burden of enteric fever is thought to be highest, most typhoid studies have focused on urban areas. As a result, researchers have been unsure how ...
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Stories of Typhoid: Dr. Shrestha
Meet Asim Shrestha. As a practicing pediatrician in Dhulikhel Hospital in Kavre District, Nepal, Dr. Shrestha is all too familiar with the story of typhoid. A steady stream of children ...
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Stories of Typhoid: Suzen
Meet Suzen, a 20-year-old information technologies (IT) student in his second year at college in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Outside of school, Suzen works at his family’s jewelry store and plays football ...
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Stories of Typhoid: Yogendra
Meet Yogendra. “I started my life with 100 rupees,” says the 41-year-old resident of Banepa, Nepal. An orphan, Yogendra worked hard his whole life to achieve success. “I had nothing when ...
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Stories of Typhoid: Rasmina
Meet Rasmina, a 5 year old living in Banepa, Kavre District, Nepal. An excited kindergartener, Rasmina enjoys going to school, playing with her ball, and eating snacks like chow chow ...
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