Typhoid News
Typhoid alert as 70 people may have been exposed to disease in hospital
- Health authorities have contacted up to 70 people who were treated at an Irish hospital in August at the same time as a patient confirmed to have typhoid fever.
Typhoid fear grips Bulawayo, Masvingo
- There are fears that typhoid has spread from Gweru, Zimbabwe to surrounding towns after a number of suburbs have gone without water for days
Typhoid Outbreak Feared in Kadoma – City Says On High Alert
- Kadoma city authorities have launched investigations following reports of an outbreak of typhoid
Unilever fights typhoid
- Unilever has started a WASH education campaign in Zimbabwe to help fight the typhoid outbreak
Pakistan at high risk of suffering water borne diseases: PMA
- The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has warned people to take all precautionary measures against the possible outbreak of water-borne infections during the current monsoon season
Fever cases on rise in district
- With monsoon season, Kothagydem, India is seeing a rise of typhoid, malaria and dengue
DID YOU KNOW: Over 5,000 typhoid fever cases noted in early 2018
- 5,455 cases of typhoid fever were reported in the Philippines from January 1 to April 28, 2018, a 26 percent decline from the same period last year
Gweru typhoid death toll rises
- Seven fatalities due to typhoid have now been reported in Gweru, with suspicions that the actual number may be higher
Emergent BioSolutions to acquire cholera and typhoid vaccines in $270 million deal
- A Maryland-based pharmaceutical company is acquiring PaxVax, a specialty manufacturer whose vaccines include Vivotif for typhoid
Five killed, 350 hospitalized as typhoid outbreak spreads in Zimbabwe
- Since the first case of typhoid in Gweru was reported on July 23, 350 people have tested positive and five have died, with all parts of the city now affected
- Despite initial reports that only borehole water was contaminated, the Health and Child Care Minister has declared that all council tap and borehole water is contaminated; the government is providing residents with water treatment pills
Typhoid: Kwekwe springs to action
- The city of Kwekwe has activated a health task force in response to a typhoid outbreak in the nearby city of Gweru; no cases have been reported yet and tests indicate tap water is safe to drink
Typhoid outbreak hits Gweru
- The city of Gweru in Zimbabwe has declared an outbreak of typhoid in three Mkoba suburbs linked to contaminated boreholes; authorities have set up a treatment camp and are urging residents to drink only from tap water sources
Typhoid kills 5 in Mkoba
- Five deaths have been reported in a suspected typhoid outbreak in a suburb of Gweru City in Zimbabwe
Seasonal diseases on the rise in Srikakulam
- Seasonal viral fevers such as typhoid are spreading in villages of Ranastalam Mandal, India, as the rainy season continues
100 per cent spike in cases of cholera, jaundice
- Ahmedabad, India had 423 reported cases of typhoid in July, an increase from 349 in July 2017
Typhoid cases rising in Karachi
- An outbreak of MDR typhoid affecting Karachi, Hyderbad, and other areas of Pakistan continues, with 80% of reported cases affecting children under 10 years
Monsoon mania: It’s raining illnesses, students bear brunt
- Monsoon-related rises in typhoid and other illnesses in Bengaluru, India are preventing many children from attending classes, likely resulting in lower test scores and other measures of academic performance
Seasonal diseases on the rise
- Water tanks and wells in the Vizianagaram district have been contaminated by recent heavy rains, leading to a rise in seasonal diseases including typhoid. Residents have been advised to boil or purchase water.
Medieval skeleton sheds light on deadly Salmonella
- Analysis of Salmonella Paratyphi C found in the 800 year-old body of a woman in Norway indicates that the strain has been causing human infections for as many as 3,500 years, and that the genetic makeup has changed little in that time
Antibiotic Resistance and Poor Sanitation Making Typhoid Almost Untreatable in Pakistan
- The typhoid outbreak in Pakistan continues as drug resistance and poor water, sanitation and hygiene facilities complicate the response. Now, the XDR strain is found in one of every three patients tested for typhoid.
