Typhoid conjugate vaccine is safe and effective in children when given with meningococcal A vaccine as part of routine immunization Findings were presented during the 2020 Virtual Annual Conference on ...
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Typhoid Outbreaks, 1989-2018: Implications for Prevention and Control
AUTHORS Grace D Appiah, Alexandria Chung, Adwoa D Bentsi-Enchill, Sunkyung Kim, John A Crump, Vittal Mogasale, Rachael Pellegrino, Rachel B Slayton, Eric D Mintz ABSTRACT Typhoid fever remains an important public health problem in low- and middle-income countries, ...
Read moreBurden of Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections in Children in Nigeria: Recent Experience and Systematic Review
AUTHORS Justina Onyioza Seyi-Olajide, Ugochukwu Ezidiegwu, Emmanuel Adoyi Ameh ABSTRACT Background: Intra-abdominal infections encompass a wide range of conditions from uncomplicated appendicitis to fecal peritonitis. Little is known about the burden of ...
Read moreMorbidity and Mortality of Typhoid Intestinal Perforation Among Children in Sub-Saharan Africa 1995–2019: A Scoping Review
AUTHORS Megan Birkhold, Yacaria Coulibaly, Oumar Coulibaly, Philadelphie Dembélé, Daniel S. Kim, Samba Sow & Kathleen M. Neuzil ABSTRACT Typhoid fever incidence and complications, including intestinal perforation, have declined significantly ...
Read moreEtiologic Agents of Fever of Unknown Origin Among Patients Attending Mnazi Mmoja Hospital, Zanzibar
AUTHORS Mohamed Ali Ali, Okafor Chukwuma James, Ahmed Abade Mohamed, Agricola Joachim, Marcelina Mubi, Oghenekaro Omodior ABSTRACT Background: Fever of unknown origin (FUO) remains an important public health problem. With malaria transmission declining in some ...
Read moreIn the middle of covid-19 crisis typhoid resurfaces in Harare
The country’s State of health has been hit another blow following the suspected recent resurfacing of typhoid in some parts of Harare In an interview with Chitungwiza town mayor Lovermore ...
Read moreNon-typhoidal Salmonella bloodstream infections in Kisantu, DR Congo: Emergence of O5-negative Salmonella Typhimurium and extensive drug resistance
AUTHORS Bieke Tack, Marie-France Phoba, Barbara Barbé, Lisette M. Kalonji, Liselotte Hardy, Sandra Van Puyvelde, Brecht Ingelbeen, Dadi Falay, Dauly Ngbonda, Marianne A. B. van der Sande, Stijn Deborggraeve, Jan ...
Read moreGweru DCP, council on typhoid high alert
The Department of Civil Protection (DCP) in Gweru and the local authority have partnered to fight typhoid after the city last week recorded two suspected typhoid deaths in Mkoba suburb ...
Read moreExploration of risk factors for ceftriaxone resistance in invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella infections in western Kenya
AUTHORS Ulzii-Orshikh Luvsansharav, James Wakhungu, Julian Grass, Martina Oneko, Von Nguyen, Godfrey Bigogo, Eric Ogola, Allan Audi, Dickens Onyango, Mary J. Hamel, Joel M. Montgomery, Patricia I. Fields, Barbara E. ...
Read moreEmpowered communities in Harare are fighting cholera and typhoid
In Zimbabwe’s capital Harare, recurring outbreaks of cholera and typhoid fever are a pressing health concern Using innovative borehole technology and empowering communities to manage their own water points, Doctors ...
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