Typhoid News
DID YOU KNOW: Over 5,000 typhoid fever cases noted in early 2018
- 5,455 cases of typhoid fever were reported in the Philippines from January 1 to April 28, 2018, a 26 percent decline from the same period last year
Gweru typhoid death toll rises
- Seven fatalities due to typhoid have now been reported in Gweru, with suspicions that the actual number may be higher
Emergent BioSolutions to acquire cholera and typhoid vaccines in $270 million deal
- A Maryland-based pharmaceutical company is acquiring PaxVax, a specialty manufacturer whose vaccines include Vivotif for typhoid
Five killed, 350 hospitalized as typhoid outbreak spreads in Zimbabwe
- Since the first case of typhoid in Gweru was reported on July 23, 350 people have tested positive and five have died, with all parts of the city now affected
- Despite initial reports that only borehole water was contaminated, the Health and Child Care Minister has declared that all council tap and borehole water is contaminated; the government is providing residents with water treatment pills
Typhoid: Kwekwe springs to action
- The city of Kwekwe has activated a health task force in response to a typhoid outbreak in the nearby city of Gweru; no cases have been reported yet and tests indicate tap water is safe to drink
Typhoid outbreak hits Gweru
- The city of Gweru in Zimbabwe has declared an outbreak of typhoid in three Mkoba suburbs linked to contaminated boreholes; authorities have set up a treatment camp and are urging residents to drink only from tap water sources
Typhoid kills 5 in Mkoba
- Five deaths have been reported in a suspected typhoid outbreak in a suburb of Gweru City in Zimbabwe
Seasonal diseases on the rise in Srikakulam
- Seasonal viral fevers such as typhoid are spreading in villages of Ranastalam Mandal, India, as the rainy season continues
100 per cent spike in cases of cholera, jaundice
- Ahmedabad, India had 423 reported cases of typhoid in July, an increase from 349 in July 2017
Typhoid cases rising in Karachi
- An outbreak of MDR typhoid affecting Karachi, Hyderbad, and other areas of Pakistan continues, with 80% of reported cases affecting children under 10 years
Monsoon mania: It’s raining illnesses, students bear brunt
- Monsoon-related rises in typhoid and other illnesses in Bengaluru, India are preventing many children from attending classes, likely resulting in lower test scores and other measures of academic performance
Seasonal diseases on the rise
- Water tanks and wells in the Vizianagaram district have been contaminated by recent heavy rains, leading to a rise in seasonal diseases including typhoid. Residents have been advised to boil or purchase water.
Medieval skeleton sheds light on deadly Salmonella
- Analysis of Salmonella Paratyphi C found in the 800 year-old body of a woman in Norway indicates that the strain has been causing human infections for as many as 3,500 years, and that the genetic makeup has changed little in that time
Antibiotic Resistance and Poor Sanitation Making Typhoid Almost Untreatable in Pakistan
- The typhoid outbreak in Pakistan continues as drug resistance and poor water, sanitation and hygiene facilities complicate the response. Now, the XDR strain is found in one of every three patients tested for typhoid.
‘Frightening’ drug-resistant strain of typhoid spreads in Pakistan
- A strain of Salmonella Typhi resistant to all but one antibiotic is spreading in Pakistan, where over 2,000 people have been infected in the past six months. This is the first outbreak of extensively drug-resistant typhoid, and experts are concerned it will spread to other countries.
Govt to ask Gavi to include typhoid vaccine in routine immunisation
- The government of Pakistan has decided to contact Gavi about incorporating a typhoid conjugate vaccine in routine immunization programs
Free typhoid vaccination for children
- From July 14 to August 25th, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation will conduct a campaign to provide free typhoid conjugate vaccines to 400,000 children aged nine months to 15 years
Experts alarmed by rising XDR typhoid cases in Karachi
- Health experts in Karachi are raising alarm over cases of XDR typhoid; one hospital estimates it is receiving around 30 cases of XDR typhoid every week
Google teams up with Indian government to help forecast floods
- A collaboration between Google and India’s Central Water Commission aims to better forecast flooding and provide timely warnings for those at risk, hopefully reducing flood-related disease and destruction
NIH raises alarm about growing typhoid incidence
- Due to an increased number of typhoid cases and multi-drug resistance, the National Institute of Health has issued an advisory for prevention and treatment of typhoid fever in Hyderabad and other areas of Sindh.