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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Author: Kesia Esther da Silva, Stanford University and Arif Mohammad Tanmoy, Child Health Research Foundation Bangladesh
What’s behind the data? An explanation of “intention-to-treat” vs. “per-protocol” vaccine efficacy analyses
Have 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 ...
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Unpacking the burden of enteric fever in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan: Findings from SEAP Phase II
Typhoid 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 ...
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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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Pediatricians are key advocates in the fight against typhoid
Earlier 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 ...
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EuTCV trial begins in Senegal
Photo: 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 ...
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Improved WASH plus TCV shown to further reduce typhoid in Bangladesh
Improvements 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 ...
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A typhoid-free life: Portraits of TCVs
Vaccines’ 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 ...
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Vaccine reaches Nepal’s provinces just in time for typhoid season
Note: 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 ...
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How Senegal can be a catalyst for new water and sanitation paradigms
The 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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