Our world is as mobile and transient as ever. As of June 2022, there were more than 27 million refugees and more than 53 million internally displaced persons (IDPs), forced ...
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Ten years of surveillance finds a variable but persistently high typhoid burden in Kibera, Kenya
Typhoid remains a public health threat in many countries, particularly in Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Understanding a country’s typhoid burden is often one of the first steps toward prevention ...
Read moreThe importance of gender equity to take on typhoid together
Professor Iruka N. Okeke is a professor, researcher, mentor, and long-time champion of typhoid control. She lives and works in Nigeria, a typhoid endemic country that faces increasing threats from ...
Read moreHow 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 ...
Read moreWhat can intestinal perforations tell us about typhoid disease burden?
This paper is part of Charting the Course to Meet the Challenges Ahead: Research and Developments on Typhoid and Other Invasive Salmonelloses. Typhoid remains a real threat in low- and ...
Read moreTCV 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 ...
Read moreBreaking new ground: Insights from a longstanding research partnership in Malawi
Vaccines are an instrumental and cost-effective way to prevent infectious diseases—such as typhoid, which continues to pose a significant threat in low- and middle-income countries. Too many children, who are ...
Read moreMalawi introduces TCV
Malawi aims to reach 9 million children during an integrated campaign offering TCV, measles-rubella, and polio vaccines and vitamin A supplementation. Learn more
Read moreAmidst challenges, Malawi delivers for the children
Today is a bright day for the children of Malawi. Starting today, children between the ages of nine months and younger than 15 years are eligible to receive typhoid conjugate ...
Read moreBuilding 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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