Typhoid News
Council contains typhoid outbreak
- Typhoid cases have decreased and no deaths have been recorded in Harare after the city council took steps to control the disease
Lab notes: Scientists decipher how Salmonella survives in human cells
- Researchers have found that Salmonella enterica typhimurium can create a membrane to dilute bacteria-killing enzymes inside its host cell
Fiji spending soars to battle climate risks
- Fiji is spending more annually to combat risks from climate change including natural disasters and diseases like typhoid
City steps up war on typhoid
- The Harare city council is making efforts to ensure running water for all neighborhoods, particularly in Mbare, and encouraging people to exercise good hygiene
Flying toilets at Mbare flats
- Residents in Mbare, where a typhoid outbreak is taking place, have resorted to using “flying toilets” in the absence of a proper sewage system
Disease in mussels that made people ill may have come from toilets in moored boats
- One possible source of the paratyphoid outbreak in Hawke’s Bay that sickened 10 is from toilets in moored boats
- Boat owners and local officials are cooperating to change their practices
Mazabuka records 55 suspected typhoid cases
- Mazabuka, Zambia has recorded more than 55 suspected cases of typhoid
We’re winning war on typhoid: Council
- Over 30 cases of typhoid confirmed in Harare as of yesterday
- Harare Health Services director said the e city was winning the war on typhoid as there were no confirmed deaths from the outbreak
Nigeria: New Typhoid Vaccine Promises Protection for Infants
- New typhoid vaccine can protect children, who are particularly vulnerable to typhoid
- A Nigerian physician says that “”The two immediate causes of hospitalisation in Nigeria are typhoid and malaria. If you take typhoid out, you are talking about reducing hospitalisation by 20%.”
Harare seeks approval for typhoid vaccine
- The Harare City Council wants to introduce a typhoid vaccine in an attempt to prevent infections
Zimbabwe’s capital hit by renewed typhoid outbreak
- At least 18 patients with typhoid confirmed in Mbare, Zimbabwe
- More cases are likely incubating
Shortage of vaccines putting kids’ lives at risk
- Shortage of important vaccines in the market is disturbing vaccination schedule of kids and putting next generation at risk of getting fatal diseases
RFA: Typhoid Spreading in Ryanggang Province in N. Korea
- Radio Free Asia reports that typhoid in spreading North Korea due to the poor water supply
- Typhoid related deaths are increasing in the elderly
- North Korean authorities struggling to contain the disease
North Korea battles typhoid outbreak in Ryanggang Province
- North Korean authorities struggling to contain the spread of typhoid on the Chinese border
Zimbabwe: Parts of Harare to Run Dry for Days Amid Typhoid Outbreak
- A water supply interruption in Harare has been announced just as a typhoid outbreak has been confirmed, potentially leading to a health disaster
Typhoid Outbreak Hits Zimbabwe
- At least 25 people have been admitted to the hospital in the new typhoid outbreak in Harare, Zimbabwe
Typhoid vaccine set to have ‘huge impact’
- A new vaccine that could prevent up to nine-in-10 cases of typhoid fever has been recommended by the World Health Organization
Typhoid fever grips Krishna district
- Over 712 typhoid cases have been registered in both government and private hospitals in Krishna district
- Current 62 typhoid cases being treated in new general hospital
Water, Sanitation, Hygiene Vital
- The government of Papua New Guinea has been called on to focus on water and sanitation improvements
- “People talk about HIV/AIDS and all that, but waterborne diseases like typhoid and diarrhoea are killing Papua New Guineans every day.”
Flood-hit areas prepare for disease outbreaks
- The Vietnam Ministry of Health warned that flooding and rains in central and northern provinces could trigger disease outbreaks of malaria, typhoid, and other waterborne diseases
