Typhoid News
Spike in waterborne infections: Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
- 72 cases of typhoid have been reported in Ahmedabad in the first week of April
- Health department officials of the civic body said that there has been a spike in the number of typhoid cases
Typhoid fever on the rise in Madagascar
- For a clinic in Analakely, 10 out of the 50 daily consultations concern this disease, still little known or misinterpreted in Madagascar
Pakistan’s newest health challenge: The typhoid superbug
- The story of a family with three children severely ill with typhoid illustrates the devastating impact of typhoid in Pakistan
- Drug resistance in typhoid is a growing problem in Pakistan, where 26% of respondents reported self-medication of antibiotics
WHO recommends use of first typhoid conjugate vaccine
- The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the introduction of typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) for infants and children over six months of age in typhoid-endemic countries
- This new policy will help ensure access to typhoid vaccination in communities most impacted by the disease, which is responsible for nearly 12 million infections and between 128,000 and 161,000 deaths a year
Harare cuts off water supplies to residents
- The Harare City Council has begun to shut off water service to nonpaying residents, a move that residents say puts them at risk of diseases like typhoid
- Harare has been battling an ongoing typhoid outbreak for several months
Hyderabad residents still deprived of clean drinking water
- Many in Hyderabad are unable to get clean drinking water, putting them at risk of waterborne diseases
- Hyderabad is in the midst of the first extensively drug-resistant typhoid outbreak
‘Superbug’ typhoid a perfect storm
- Extensively drug-resistant typhoid in Pakistan and anti-vaccination rumors make the typhoid “superbug” outbreak a perfect storm
Govt criticised for failing to address doctors concerns
- Doctors at government hospitals in Zimbabwe are on an ongoing strike to achieve adequate supply of hospital equipment and drugs, as well as fair wages
- This comes during a time of frequent outbreaks of diseases such as typhoid in Zimbabwe
Seven years of suffering: Syria facts and figures
- 35% of all Syrians have no access to safe drinking water, putting them at risk of waterborne diseases like diarrheal diseases and typhoid fever
Pakistan Is Racing to Combat the World’s First Extensively Drug-Resistant Typhoid Outbreak
- Infectious disease experts say Pakistan is in the grip of the world’s first outbreak of XDR typhoid, and they suspect the country’s abysmal sewage and water systems are the root cause for its spread
- The typhoid vaccination effort has been underway for a little over a month, but rumors are circulating that the vaccine is part of a foreign plot to poison Pakistan’s children, and vaccinators face refusals almost every day
The story of a superbug from genome to advocacy
- Elizabeth Klemm, a Wellcome researcher, tells the story behind identifying an extensively resistant typhoid strain
Increased Diagnoses of Typhoid Fever, Shigellosis Linked to SE Asia Visits
- According to the KCDC, from the beginning of January to February 26 there were 68 cases of typhoid fever and 79 reports of shigellosis among South Koreans. During the same period last year, there were 14 and 24 cases, respectively
- Of these patients, 110 or 74.8 percent were found to have traveled through Southeast Asia sometime from December through February (40 typhoid fever, 70 shigellosis)
Malawi is first African nation using new WHO approved typhoid vaccine
- Malawi has launched a new generation of typhoid vaccines making it the first country in Africa using the vaccines to fight typhoid infections in children
- Four-year-old Golden Kondowe was the first child to receive the vaccine as part of a clinical trial on the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of the typhoid conjugate vaccine, on Wednesday (January 21) in Blantyre’s Ndirande Township. The settlement has registered at least 100 cases of typhoid, and is said to be a high risk area
New trial investigates typhoid conjugate vaccine in Africa
- The Typhoid Vaccine Acceleration Consortium, or TyVAC, recently launched a trial assessing the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the new typhoid conjugate vaccine, Typbar TCV®, among children in Malawi
Ahmedabad city sees over 730 cases of waterborne diseases in Feb
- Out of the total reported 734 waterborne cases, 408 cases of gastroenteritis, and 166 cases of typhoid have been reported
- Cases are likely rising due to the summer season in India
Drug-resistant superbug to blame for deadly typhoid outbreak in Pakistan
- A major outbreak of typhoid fever in Pakistan may have been caused by a highly drug-resistant superbug, scientists have warned
First child vaccinated with typhoid conjugate vaccine in Africa
- The first African child was vaccinated using the newly prequalified typhoid conjugate vaccine as part of a clinical trial being conducted by the Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust as part of the Typhoid Vaccine Acceleration Consortium
- Four year-old Golden Kondowe is the first child to be vaccinated in the trial
- The goal of the trial is to assess the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a new typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) in African children
Typhoid outbreak: Genetic cause of extensive drug-resistance found
- The genetic cause behind a strain of typhoid’s resistance to five classes of antibiotics has been uncovered by scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their collaborators
- The typhoid strain causing the outbreak in Pakistan acquired an additional piece of DNA to become resistant to multiple antibiotics, including a third-generation antibiotic
Study finds new superbug typhoid strain behind Pakistan outbreak
- An outbreak of typhoid fever in Pakistan is being caused by an extensively drug resistant “superbug” strain, a sign that treatment options for the bacterial disease are running out, researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute say
