Typhoid News
Thousands left homeless, prey to diseases, after Sierra Leone mudslide
- After a mudslide which killed at least 400 people in Sierra Leone and left thousands more homeless, health agencies are racing to prevent outbreaks of diseases like cholera and typhoid
- The Red Cross estimates at least 3,000 people are homeless
‘This Is Too Much for Us’: Sierra Leone Deluged by Mud and Grief
- Hundreds killed and 600 missing after torrential rains caused mudslides in Freetown, Sierra Leone
- Healthcare agencies are fearful of outbreaks of cholera and typhoid
Over 35 taken ill with diarrhea and dysentery in Mahottari
- Hospitals in flood-affected Janakpur are reporting a surge in patients admitted for jaundice, typhoid and dysentery
Nepal floods toll rises to 91, over six million people affected by the deluge
- People affected are resorting to drinking contaminated water
- Hospitals report increase in diarrhea and typhoid cases
Conjugated Typhoid Vaccine: New Hope for an ‘Urgent Problem’?
- Although typhoid is an urgent problem, existing vaccines for typhoid were far from perfect
- The new conjugate typhoid vaccines can offer hope for the youngest victims
Guatemala: Typhoid outbreak in Peten department
- Health officials are reporting a typhoid outbreak in Peten, Guatemala. So far 60 cases have been confirmed including two deaths
Two deaths from outbreak of typhoid fever in Petén
- 60 typhoid cases have been reported in Guatemala since July 9, including 2 deaths
- Ministry of Health has not yet identified a cause, and says the outbreak is not yet contained
24 diagnosed with typhoid, officials blame contaminated water
- Around 24 people from Boddapadu village of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh were admitted with high fevers in different hospitals and diagnosed with typhoid
- Health officials suspect that water contamination in the village could be the reason for the outbreak
Zimbabwe: ‘Harare Now Free of Typhoid’
- Health and Child Care Minister Dr David Parirenyatwa reiterated that the last typhoid case confirmed in Harare was on June 20
- Control methods included case follow-ups, water treatment, and stopping use of contaminated boreholes
Samoa rejects typhoid reports
- Samoa’s Minister of Health Tuitama Leao Talalelei Tuitama has rejected reports of a typhoid outbreak in the Pacific
- The Minister said there is a system in place to deal with typhoid, and that typhoid is a lesser threat because cases are gone within 2 weeks
Viral gastroenteritis on the rise, doctors warn against self-prescription
- New Delhi has seen 25-30% rise in gastrointestinal infections including typhoid in two weeks, due to monsoons
- Doctors are concerned about rise in AMR due to self-medication with antibiotics and anti-protozoals, or over-prescription by practitioners, which is common in this season
I would jail three persons a week to keep Accra clean – Rawlings
- Former President Rawlings of Accra, Ghana proposed to jail civilians for sanitation offenses, in an attempt to prevent typhoid, hepatitis B and cholera
- Rawlings has accepted a position as ambassador of a new sanitation campaign
Stranded Residents of Yarmouk Camp Diagnosed with Typhoid
- Refugees in Yarmouk Camp in Damascus have reported typhoid cases due to contaminated water and increased temperatures
- The Syrian government cut off main water supply to Yarmouk in September 2014, and access roads to the camp have been sealed
21-year-old man dies from diarhorrea in Ggn hospital
- 21-year-old person who was suffering from severe form of diarrhea died in the washroom in a government hospital in Gurugram
- This case represents one of the hundreds of cases of diarrhea and typhoid reported in Gurugram hospitals each day
Assam floods: Flood-hit areas face drinking water crisis
- 176 typhoid cases were reported last week in Dhubri district, India due to severe floods and shortage of clean drinking water
- Nearly 209,000 hectares of farmland were damaged and hundreds of residents have taken shelter in relief camps
JKSSWB organizes workshop on hygiene, sanitation
- Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir organized a workshop for top state officers and NGOs about the importance of sanitation and hygiene, and preventing the spread of typhoid and other waterborne disease
Philippines: Typhoons prompt advisory over typhoid, cholera, leptospirosis and hepatitis A
- With the flooding from Typhoon Gorio over the weekend, the Philippines Department of Health (DOH) issued a waterborne diseases advisory for typhoid and other diseases
Dengue, typhoid, diarrhea down 25 soldiers fighting in Marawi
- 25 soldiers of the Philippines Armed Forces were infected with typhoid
- Armed Forces spokespeople cited the infections as reason for civilians not to return to Marawi City
Tanzania works to end open defecation along major highways
- Tanzania is set to build modern public latrines along major highways to control open defecation and spread of diseases like typhoid
- The sanitation campaign is projected to reach 15,000 villages, and will be completed by 2021
Typhoid Spreads In The Villages And Towns Of The Besieged Ghouta
- Typhoid reports have increased through rural Damascus war zones
- Affected villages are isolated from humanitarian aid and have a shortage of medical supplies
