Typhoid News
‘Frightening’ drug-resistant strain of typhoid spreads in Pakistan
- A strain of Salmonella Typhi resistant to all but one antibiotic is spreading in Pakistan, where over 2,000 people have been infected in the past six months. This is the first outbreak of extensively drug-resistant typhoid, and experts are concerned it will spread to other countries.
Govt to ask Gavi to include typhoid vaccine in routine immunisation
- The government of Pakistan has decided to contact Gavi about incorporating a typhoid conjugate vaccine in routine immunization programs
Free typhoid vaccination for children
- From July 14 to August 25th, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation will conduct a campaign to provide free typhoid conjugate vaccines to 400,000 children aged nine months to 15 years
Experts alarmed by rising XDR typhoid cases in Karachi
- Health experts in Karachi are raising alarm over cases of XDR typhoid; one hospital estimates it is receiving around 30 cases of XDR typhoid every week
Google teams up with Indian government to help forecast floods
- A collaboration between Google and India’s Central Water Commission aims to better forecast flooding and provide timely warnings for those at risk, hopefully reducing flood-related disease and destruction
NIH raises alarm about growing typhoid incidence
- Due to an increased number of typhoid cases and multi-drug resistance, the National Institute of Health has issued an advisory for prevention and treatment of typhoid fever in Hyderabad and other areas of Sindh.
Health ministry asked to get Ctg WASA water tested
- A water supplier in Halishahar, Agrabad has been directed to form a committee to test for contamination after a public interest writ petition was filed in response to recent outbreaks of waterborne diseases including hepatitis E virus, diarrhea, and typhoid.
Typhoid Vaccine To Be Added to EPI In 2019: DHO
- The new typhoid conjugate vaccine will be added to the national Expanded Programme for Immunization in Pakistan in 2019.
India’s ‘worst water crisis in history’ leaves millions thirsty
- A report found that India’s water crisis has 600 million people currently facing acute water shortage and almost 200,000 dying from polluted water each year.
- The report attributes 20% of the country’s disease burden to contamination of nearly 70 percent of India’s water supply.
Hand washing school program launched
- A nationwide hand washing program designed to highlight the importance of good hygiene in preventing diseases such as typhoid was launched in Fiji on July 4th, with fifty-four schools chosen as official hand washing stations.
City sees 100% rise in water-borne illnesses
- 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
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 Pakistan, including two travelers returning to the United States
Assam 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
In 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
Otago researchers shed light on neglected problem of typhoid fever in the Pacific
- University of Otago researchers find poor sanitation facilities to be the major source of Salmonella Typhi in Fiji, with transmission occurring predominantly through consumption of contaminated surface water and unwashed produce
SERAP Floors Adamu, Ogbeh In Suit To Account For Water Spending
- Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project won recent round in legal battle for Nigerian Ministers of Water Resources and Agriculture and Rural Development to account for spending of water project funds
- Despite budgetary allocations for water and sanitation projects since 1999, millions of Nigerians continue to obtain drinking water from contaminated sources
Malawi in negotiations for new typhoid vaccine
- Malawi in ongoing negotiations about possible introduction of TCVs
Hospitals 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
Acute gastro, typhoid in Pangasinan drop
- 100 typhoid cases reported in Pangasinan (Philippines) so far in 2018; 23 percent decrease compared to the same period in 2017
Typhoid scare hits Harare
- Two cases of typhoid reported in Harare, Zimbabwe two weeks ago
