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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Non-typhoidal Salmonella intestinal carriage in a Schistosoma mansoni endemic community in a rural area of the Democratic Republic of Congo
AUTHORS Lisette Mbuyi-Kalonji, Barbara Barbé, Gaëlle Nkoji, Joule Madinga, Clémentine Roucher, Sylvie Linsuke, Marie Hermy, Anne-Sophie Heroes, Wesley Mattheus, Katja Polman, Pascal Lutumba, Marie-France Phoba, Octavie Lunguya, Jan Jacobs ABSTRACT ...
Read moreFactors associated with Salmonella infection in patients with gastrointestinal complaints seeking health care at Regional Hospital in Southern Highland of Tanzania
AUTHORS Fadhili A. Ngogo, Agricola Joachim, Ahmed M. Abade, Susan F. Rumisha, Mucho M. Mizinduko, Mtebe V. Majigo ABSTRACT Background: Salmonellosis remains an important public health problem globally. The disease ...
Read moreTyphoid Fever: Tracking the Trend in Nigeria
AUTHORS Akinyemi KO, Oyefolu AOB, Mutiu WB, Iwalokun BA, Ayeni ES, Ajose SO, Obaro SK ABSTRACT Typhoid fever continues to pose a serious health challenge in developing countries. A reliable ...
Read moreTyphoid: 90pc of children in hotspots vaccinated
At least 90 percent of children between five and 16 years were vaccinated during the 2019 typhoid campaign in Harare’s high risk areas, including 74 percent of those aged between ...
Read moreEpidemiology profil of fever typhoid in Meknes (Morocco) 2013–2016
AUTHORS M. Essayagh, A. El Rhaffouli, S. Essayagh, T. Essayagh ABSTRACT Introduction: Twenty million cases of typhoid and paratyphoid fever (TF) are observed annually worldwide with more than 200,000 deaths. These ...
Read morePlasmid profiling and incompatibility grouping of multidrug resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi isolates in Nairobi, Kenya
AUTHORS Winnie C. Mutai, Peter G. Waiyaki, Samuel Kariuki, Anne W. T. Muigai ABSTRACT Objectives: Plasmids harbour antibiotic resistance genes which contribute to the emergence of multidrug resistant pathogens. We ...
Read moreOccurrence of Salmonella infection and antimicrobial susceptibility for local Salmonella isolates from different sources in a cross-sectional study
AUTHORS Abdelmalek S, Kadry M, Elshafiee EA, Hamed W, Moussa IM, Al-Maary KS, Mubarak AS, Hemeg HA, Elbehiry A ABSTRACT Salmonellosis is a considerable public health problem worldwide, with high ...
Read moreBacterial pathogens and resistance causing community acquired paediatric bloodstream infections in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
AUTHORS Droz N, Hsia Y, Ellis S, Dramowski A, Sharland M, Basmaci R ABSTRACT Background: Despite a high mortality rate in childhood, there is limited evidence on the causes and ...
Read moreDistinct climate influences on the risk of typhoid compared to invasive non-typhoid Salmonella disease in Blantyre, Malawi
AUTHORS Deus Thindwa, Michael G. Chipeta, Marc Y. R. Henrion, Melita A. Gordon ABSTRACT Invasive Salmonella diseases, both typhoid and invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella (iNTS), are seasonal bloodstream infections causing important ...
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