Telangana State health authorities launched awareness and prevention campaigns in rural areas to curb the spread of seasonal diseases including typhoid Programs include increased rural surveillance and classroom training for ...
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Floodwater recedes, diseases spread
With floodwater receding in Sylhet and Moulvibazar, Bangladesh, waterborne diseases including typhoid are spreading in the flood-hit areas as there is little medical care for a large number of affected ...
Read moreTyphoid fever cases in Central Visayas down 8%
Cases of typhoid fever in Central Visayas, Philippines reached 536 with three deaths in the first half of 2017 The figure is 8 percent lower compared with the same period ...
Read moreRisk of ‘communicable, infectious diseases’ spreading
Pakistani NIH is on “high alert” for typhoid NIH chief said agencies and stakeholders should monitor flood-prone areas, review weekly health facilities’ data, and stockpile typhoid vaccine and therapeutics
Read morePlea for Medical College, ID research centre in Agency
The Communist Party of India called for a medical college and Infectious Disease Research Center in rural Andhra Pradesh, following typhoid outbreaks among tribal communities
Read moreWorkshop held on potable water supply
NGOs, government leaders, and infrastructure operators attended a clean water workshop in villages in Jalandhar, Punjab The workshop was part of an effort to prevent typhoid, cholera, and other waterborne ...
Read moreSeasonal patients up in Udayapur
Udayapur, Nepal was witnessed an increase in seasonal typhoid patients A district hospital receives around 200 fever-presenting patients every day, and has no extra beds to provide for patients
Read moreSindh’s polluted water
Analysis by Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources of surface and groundwater samples from across Sindh reveals worsened water quality River contamination is cited as concern for typhoid outbreaks ...
Read moreMulti-drug resistance typhoid: Experts warn about ‘world’s biggest outbreak’
Aga Khan University study reveals MDR typhoid cases in more than 250 children in Karachi and Hyderabad The study also highlighted four non-functional or contaminated water treatment plants in Hyderabad, ...
Read morePatients flow increases in Nuwakot’s hospitals
With the monsoon season in full swing, the number of patients visiting the hospitals for fever and typhoid has dramatically increased Trishuli District Hospital has received around 100 fever and ...
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