Even before the onset of monsoon, Ahmedabad is experiencing a surge in water-borne diseases, with a 100% rise in cases of jaundice and typhoid compared to this time last year
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Pakistan travel warning issued due to extensively drug-resistant (XDR) typhoid fever
The CDC issued a Level 2 travel alert for to Pakistan on June 27th, prompted by three cases of XDR typhoid fever reported so far in 2018 in travelers to ...
Read moreAssam high on diarrhoea list
Assam, India reported the second highest cases of acute diarrhoeal disease and enteric fever deaths for 2017, likely due to the major floods in the state last year
Read moreIn Pune, with rains come viral infections
Enteric fever on the rise in Pune, India due to heavy rains; eight of 22 enteric fever cases this year occurred this month
Read moreSerodiagnostic evaluation of recombinant CdtB of S. Typhi as a potential candidate for acute typhoid.
AUTHOR Sharma T, Sharma C, Sankhyan A, Bedi SP, Bhatnagar S, Khanna N, Gautam V, Sethi S, Vrati S, Tiwari A. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Typhoid fever caused by human restricted Salmonella ...
Read moreThe association between temperature, rainfall and humidity with common climate-sensitive infectious diseases in Bangladesh.
AUTHOR Chowdhury FR, Ibrahim QSU, Bari MS, Alam MMJ, Dunachie SJ, Rodriguez-Morales AJ, Patwary MI. ABSTRACT Bangladesh is one of the world’s most vulnerable countries for climate change. This observational ...
Read moreHospitals witness rise in number of patients with heat-related ailments
Rise in patients in Patna, India suffering from typhoid, among other illnesses, due to high heat and humidity
Read moreDrug-resistant bacteria thrive at Mumbai’s most popular beaches
National Institute of Oceanography finds Salmonella typhi in water of popular Mumbai beaches, along with drug-resistant E. coli and other bacteria
Read moreSpecial Report: Diarrhea, Typhoid Killing Refugees in Camps
Diarrhea and typhoid are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among refugees
Read moreRenaissance of Conventional First-Line Antibiotics in Salmonella enterica Clinical Isolates: Assessment of MICs for Therapeutic Antimicrobials in Enteric Fever Cases from Nepal
AUTHOR Khanal PR, Satyal D, Bhetwal A, Maharjan A, Shakya S, Tandukar S, Parajuli NP ABSTRACT Enteric fever caused by Salmonella enterica is a life-threatening systemic illness of gastrointestinal tract especially in ...
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