During the past few decades, new and increasingly drug-resistant strains of Salmonella Typhi, the bacteria that causes typhoid, have emerged and spread rapidly. Antibiotics have worked as an effective treatment ...
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During the past few decades, new and increasingly drug-resistant strains of Salmonella Typhi, the bacteria that causes typhoid, have emerged and spread rapidly. Antibiotics have worked as an effective treatment ...
Read moreHave you heard the terms “intention-to-treat (ITT)” and “per-protocol (PP)” analysis and been unsure of the difference? Or why both are important? As in most vaccine efficacy research, some typhoid ...
Read moreTyphoid conjugate vaccines (TCVs) can significantly reduce typhoid incidence in endemic communities. For policymakers in countries considering TCV introduction, accurate data are needed to inform the decision-making process. New data ...
Read moreOf 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 ...
Read moreEarlier 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 ...
Read morePhoto: 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 ...
Read moreImprovements in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) are key to preventing the spread of typhoid where sanitation infrastructure is insufficient. For further reduction in the typhoid burden, typhoid conjugate vaccine ...
Read moreVaccines’ ability to protect us from disease is the incredible result of centuries of scientific progress. Infectious diseases have plagued humanity from the beginning of time, cutting lives short. But ...
Read moreNote: This post originally appeared on the Gavi VaccinesWork website. Typhoid season in Humla, a remote district deep in the Nepalese Himalayas, is fast approaching. However, Surbir Shahi, a ...
Read moreThe 9th World Water Forum, held in Dakar, Senegal from March 21-26, 2022, is the first of its kind to be hosted in sub-Saharan Africa. As a public health expert ...
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