Diagnosing typhoid fever is challenging, and the scarcity of reliable burden data makes it difficult for decision-makers to understand and take action against typhoid. Typhoid symptoms—fever, diarrhea/constipation—are non-specific and common ...
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This International Women’s Day we celebrate the incredible contributions of female leaders in the typhoid field and their commitment to typhoid prevention and control! This year’s International Women’s Day theme ...
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Nepal is a typhoid-endemic country with one of the world’s highest typhoid burdens. Recognizing the burden of typhoid, alongside the impact on local communities, policy makers in Nepal made the ...
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Malawi’s integrated typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) introduction campaign in May 2023 was the culmination of years of national leadership on typhoid surveillance and vaccine research, followed by a series of ...
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Single dose of TCV protects even the youngest children in Malawi Typhoid continues to disproportionately impact children living in endemic areas, such as Malawi. TCV is a safe and cost-effective ...
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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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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 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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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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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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