Typhoid News
Fly landing on your food could have serious health risks, according to pest control expert
- It is possible that flies landing on food can transmit typhoid pathogens
Drug resistance making typhoid tough to treat
- Over-the-counter use of antibiotics is decreasing their efficacy in treating typhoid, leading to more difficult treatment with more side effects
Quacks found selling gentamicin antibiotic as typhoid vaccine with fake labels in Kurnool
- Con artists posing as doctors have been illegally selling an antibiotic (6/7 rupees) as a typhoid vaccine at exorbitant prices (100-200 rupees)
Drinks with ice on streets lead to illness
- Doctors warn that buying iced drinks off the street can lead to illness, as the ice can be made of contaminated water
Govt orders report into Auckland typhoid outbreak
- The government of New Zealand has commissioned a report into the handling of a recent typhoid outbreak in Auckland, where public health authorities have been criticized for a breakdown in communications
Delhi sees a rise in waterborne diseases
- A surge in water-borne diseases including typhoid has been in New Delhi, particularly in East Delhi, where drinking water quality is bad
Outbreak of typhoid recorded 11 cases to date
- The Ministry of Health in Tonga is attempting to control an outbreak of typhoid
- 11 people have been confirmed with typhoid since January
Number of typhoid cases in Auckland increases
- Two additional cases of typhoid have been confirmed in Auckland, New Zealand, bringing the total to 20
- This comes after a short lull in confirmed cases
- These two newly confirmed cases are asymptomatic contacts
Typhoid sufferer urges people to report their symptoms
- An Auckland woman who contracted typhoid earlier in the year is encouraging people with symptoms to come forward
DOH Warns Public Against Water, Food-borne Diseases
- There were 364 suspected cases of typhoid recorded in the Cordillera Administrative Region of the Philippines from January to March 18
- The DOH of Cordillera has warned the public against water and food-borne diseases
Typhoid communication not good enough-Coleman
- Health Minister of New Zealand, Jonathan Coleman says he is unhappy to learn about a typhoid outbreak from the media 10 days after public health officials were notified
Typhoid death: Ministry of Health failed us, says woman’s family after even undertaker not told
- A 52-year-old woman in Auckland, New Zealand has died after contracting typhoid
- Family and friends say that the Ministry of Health failed to inform them of the cause of death
Zimbabwe: Council must do more to contain typhoid—experts
- Health experts say that the Harare City Council’s failure to provide basic water and sanitation services is fueling outbreak of typhoid
Eleven confirmed typhoid cases linked to Auckland Pacific Island church community
- Eleven members of a Pacific Islander church community are in the hospital with typhoid
- Public health workers are following up with 60 other people who have been in contact with the group
- Officials confirmed that this outbreak is localized. It is currently unknown how it arrived in Auckland
Typhoid claims 10 in Zimbabwe: Health ministry
- A total of ten people have died since a typhoid outbreak began in Zimbabwe in October 2016
- In the week beginning March 5, 86 cases of typhoid were reported
- Recent heavy rains have intensified fears of typhoid spread
Africa needs clean water to cut the high typhoid rate
- Safe water and sanitation is necessary to cut down rates of waterborne diseases like typhoid
Brazil’s rotten meat scandal: What we know
- Scandal erupting in Brazil over allegations of corruption in the meat industry, resulting in carcinogenic substances and salmonella found on products
187 cases of waterborne disease reported last week
- Waterborne diseases are on the rise in Ahmedabad
- 35 cases of typhoid reported during the last week
Stop wasting sewage to save ‘finite’ supplies of fresh water, warns UN
- The United Nations has called for the world to stop throwing sewage away, as fresh water is finite and should be re-used
Water, food shortage cause hundreds of Typhoid infections in Mosul
- Almost 300 cases of typhoid have been reported on the liberated left bank of Mosul due to a shortage of food and water
