Typhoid is transmitted through contaminated food, water, or contact with an infected person’s feces. While 2.1 billion people have gained access to safe drinking water since 2000, global access is ...
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Tag: WASH
A ripple effect – navigating the waters of typhoid transmission
Availability of, and access to, safe water is a fundamental tool to combat typhoid. As we celebrate World Water Day, it is important to reflect on the connection between water ...
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Why water, sanitation, and hygiene matter in the fight against typhoid: reflections from leading typhoid researcher and relentless TCV champion Dr. Kathleen Neuzil
Since 2017 Dr. Kathleen Neuzil has been project director for the Typhoid Vaccine Acceleration Consortium, a strategic partnership led by the University of Maryland School of Medicine Center of Vaccine ...
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Improvements in WASH are needed to protect communities
Improvements in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), one of the key UN Sustainable Development Goals, are critical to improving community protection from disease. The consequences of inadequate WASH systems can ...
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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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How do water samples help identify typhoid burden?
Typhoid, caused by the bacterium Salmonella Typhi (S. Typhi), is notoriously difficult and expensive to diagnose. The gold standard diagnostic is blood culture confirmation, which is often unavailable at community ...
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Water, sanitation, and hygiene resources to accelerate change
Healthy families and communities rely on safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) systems for daily health and wellness needs; yet this essential disease prevention infrastructure is too frequently disconnected from ...
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Illegal mining in Ghana: The negative impact on WASH, typhoid, and other infectious diseases
Mining in Ghana The mining sector has historically been one of the major economic activities that contribute to national growth. Many countries have grown their economic stature by extrapolating natural ...
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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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Protecting Rohingya refugees through WASH and vaccines
Of all the risks refugees and other displaced persons face, preventable disease outbreaks should not be one of them. That’s what motivates Dr. Zahid Hayat Mahmud, head of the Laboratory ...
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