Typhoid affects an estimated 9 million people each year, although experts agree this is likely an underestimate due to the difficulties with accurate diagnosis and reporting. Estimating typhoid burden through ...
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Tag: TCV
Maintaining the momentum to Take on Typhoid: ASTMH Annual Meeting
It’s that time of year again when scientists, researchers, clinicians, and students gather to discuss the latest scientific advances in tropical medicine, hygiene, and global health at the American Society ...
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Drug-resistant typhoid: what we need to know
Drug resistance, an urgent global health challenge in recent years, was described by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2019 as “one of the top ten global threats to public ...
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As monsoon rains intensify, so does typhoid risk in India
India is used to heavy rains between June and September, which is considered the rainy season and when most of South Asia’s annual rainfall occurs. Unfortunately, monsoons in the area ...
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TCV remains immunogenic for at least two years among Bangladeshi children
Typhoid remains a major public health issue in many parts of the world. In Bangladesh, more than 1,100 cases of typhoid per 100,000 people occur each year, which is one ...
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Building a stronger market: The benefits of investing in more TCVs
Typhoid is a persistent threat to the health and well-being of millions of people living in low- and middle-income countries where the disease is endemic; there are approximately 9 million ...
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In Kenya, advancing typhoid vaccine science and policy
Last month in Kericho, Kenya, our team was proud to launch a Phase 3 study of the EuTCV typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) candidate. As principal investigators based at Kenya Medical ...
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Unprecedented floods pose serious health risks in Pakistan
Environmental impacts on human health Droughts, floods, earthquakes—disasters our planet knows all too well. We have seen how these disasters have dramatic impacts on the health of communities. The recent ...
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Pediatricians are key advocates in the fight against typhoid
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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EuTCV trial begins in Senegal
Photo: A laboratory worker operates a machine at the Institut de Recherche en Santé de Surveillance Epidemiologique et de Formation, Senegal (IRESSEF). Credit: IRESSEF Thanks to the hard work of ...
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