New typhoid vaccine can protect children, who are particularly vulnerable to typhoid A Nigerian physician says that “”The two immediate causes of hospitalisation in Nigeria are typhoid and malaria. If ...
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Harare seeks approval for typhoid vaccine
The Harare City Council wants to introduce a typhoid vaccine in an attempt to prevent infections
Read moreTyphoid Outbreak Hits Zimbabwe
At least 25 people have been admitted to the hospital in the new typhoid outbreak in Harare, Zimbabwe
Read moreZimbabwe: Parts of Harare to Run Dry for Days Amid Typhoid Outbreak
A water supply interruption in Harare has been announced just as a typhoid outbreak has been confirmed, potentially leading to a health disaster
Read moreShortage of vaccines putting kids’ lives at risk
Shortage of important vaccines in the market is disturbing vaccination schedule of kids and putting next generation at risk of getting fatal diseases
Read moreZimbabwe’s capital hit by renewed typhoid outbreak
At least 18 patients with typhoid confirmed in Mbare, Zimbabwe More cases are likely incubating
Read moreMalaria in East Darfur, Kassala: ‘More than 50 cases in hospital each day’
Kassala in eastern Sudan is facing the spread of malaria and typhoid
Read moreUpdated estimates of typhoid fever burden in sub-Saharan Africa
AUTHOR Jong-Hoon Kim, Vittal Mogasale, Justin Im, Enusa Ramani, Florian Marks ABSTRACT The Typhoid Fever Surveillance in Africa Program (TSAP), which was conducted over a 2-year period between 2010 and ...
Read moreTrends in antimicrobial resistance in bloodstream infection isolates at a large urban hospital in Malawi (1998–2016): a surveillance study
AUTHOR Patrick Musicha, Jennifer E Cornick, Naor Bar-Zeev, Neil French, Clemens Masesa, Brigitte Denis, Neil Kennedy, Jane Mallewa, Melita A Gordon, Chisomo L Msefula, Robert S Heyderman, Dean B Everett, ...
Read moreModifiable risk factors for typhoid intestinal perforations during a large outbreak of typhoid fever, Kampala Uganda, 2015
AUTHOR Bulage L, Masiira B, Ario AR, Matovu JKB, Nsubuga P, Kaharuza F, Nankabirwa V, Routh J, Zhu BP ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Between January and June, 2015, a large typhoid fever outbreak ...
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