Typhoid News
Epidemics threatening the population of Mosul and warnings of a humanitarian disaster
- 276 cases of typhoid have been documented in the eastern part of Mosul, potentially triggering a health disaster due to an inability to meet aid needs
UN announces interagency group to coordinate global fight against antimicrobial resistance
- The heightened threat of antimicrobial resistance has spurred the United Nations to establish an interagency coordination group
Enteric Fever Responsible for Death of 2 Students at Queens College-LASG
- The Lagos state government confirmed that the death of two students and hospitalization of several others at Queens College in Lagos was caused by typhoid fever
‘Our cost-effective test will help detect typhoid in just 7 hours’
- An Indian start-up has developed a diagnostic test that can identify typhoid and generate an antibiotic susceptibility profile within 7 hours
- The test is called iMC2-iAST, which stands for Immune-Magnetic Cell Capture and Instant Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test
Typhoid outbreak in NW Zambia Kills 2
- Typhoid has hospitalized 11 and killed two in a remote area in northwestern Zambia, authorities say
Threat of typhoid fever epidemic looms large over Wagoora
- People in Wagoora, India face the threat of typhoid as the Public Health Engineering Department continue to supply them with unsafe water
‘Typhoid fever, flu could spread amid hiked exchanges after unification’
- If unification between the two Koreas occurs, typhoid fever and other diseases could spread widely in the population, as patterns of disease have differed drastically between the North and the South
Almost 500 sick and two dead but Salmonella outbreak looks to be ending
- After sickening almost 500 and killing two, an outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis linked to Polish eggs is dying down
Update on Multi-Country Salmonella Outbreak: Steep Fall in Reported Cases
- A multi-country European outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis has subsided from a peak in September 2016
Researchers discover new variant on notorious resistance gene
- New variant on resistance gene MCR-1 found in Salmonella in a healthy carrier in China
- Gene variant, called MCR-1.6, confers resistance to last-resort polymyxin antibiotics
- Investigators fear spread of disease via healthy carriers
Tongans encouraged to prioritize hygiene
- Two cases of typhoid in Tonga have prompted authorities to encourage people to prioritize their hygiene
Food sharing banned in Tongan village following typhoid case
- After a case of typhoid was diagnosed in a Tongan village, the village has temporarily banned the sharing of food
Drought triggers fear of water-borne diseases
- A drought is putting Palskkad, India at risk of waterborne diseases like typhoid
Parents protest Queen’s College pupil’s death
- Parents are bitter after two junior secondary students died at Queen’s College, one from typhoid
- The deaths were caused by drinking unclean water
- One parent reported that both of his daughters came down with typhoid after he withdrew them from school
WHO’s First-Ever List of the Dirty Dozen Superbugs
- Salmonella is “high priority” on the list of twelve superbugs that are running out of treatment options
Treated water for villagers
- The contaminated water supply from the Batiri river used by villagers during dry spells has been blamed for causes of typhoid in the village in past years.
- After a new piping system, the 300 villagers of Batiri in Cakaudrove will no longer worry about a typhoid outbreak
Gurgaon: Seasonal diseases make an appearance ahead of time
- A sudden change in temperature in Gurgaon, India has resulted in a 30% rise in cases of seasonal diseases, including typhoid
WHO publishes list of bacteria for which new antibiotics are urgently needed
- WHO released a catalogue of 12 antibiotic “priority pathogens” which pose the greatest threat to human health, calling for new research efforts
Dangerous antibiotic-resistant infections on the rise for children in the U.S., study finds
- Rising infections caused by bacteria resistant to multiple antibiotics is causing longer hospitalizations and may mean a higher risk of death for children in the United States
- 3 out of 5 children admitted to hospitals already had an antibiotic-resistant infection
Common Salmonella types now showing extremely high multi-drug resistance, says EU report
- Infections caused by bacteria that are resistant to antimicrobials lead to about 25,000 deaths in the EU every year
- Multi-drug resistance in Salmonella bacteria is high across the EU
