Typhoid News
Increase in Salmonella cases suggest persistent contamination source
- An increase in Salmonella Chester cases each summer could point to persistent sources of contamination in Morocco and other West African countries, possibly from seafood
Salmonella food poisoning could damage your DNA
- Certain Salmonella strains were linked to DNA damage, possibly indicating long-term health consequences
Typhoid Surfaces Again in Harare, Zimbabwe
- Nine deaths from the disease, 85 confirmed cases and 2,352 suspected cases have been reported since the outbreak as of Jan. 1
Collapse of Aztec society linked to catastrophic salmonella outbreak
- Ancient bacterial DNA recovered from several Aztecs buried in southern Mexico matched that of Salmonella, specifically Paratyphi C
People told to be wary of unauthorized vaccinators
- By mid-January, the ministry said the numbers of new cases were diminishing, with seven confirmed cases, 411 suspected cases and two deaths from typhoid reported as of Jan. 17
- Unauthorized vaccinators in Visakhapatnam have been charging for the administration of vaccines, including typhoid
Nigeria’s Crowded Camps Fuel Disease Fears From Open Defecation
- Refugees in Nigeria’s camps feel no choice but to defecate in the open, raising fears of diseases like typhoid
Zimbabwe: Zinwa to Embark on Water Quality Tests Countrywide
- The Zimbabwe National Water Authority is going on a nationwide testing of borehole water quality
- This comes after tests in Harare confirmed contamination of borehole water
How expired malaria drug caused death of West Africa Idol star Eric Arubayi
- Nigerian gospel artist Eric Arubayi Jr was sick with malaria and typhoid, and died from taking expired medication
Amid typhoid doctors down tools
- In the midst of a typhoid outbreak, Zimbabwe doctors are going on strike over reneged government promises
“Typhoid crisis far from over”
- The Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA) has said that typhoid in Harare hasn’t been addressed yet because the city council had not addressed the major drivers of the disease such as water shortages, poor sanitation and non-collection of refuse in residential areas
- The official number of cases is 132, but CHRA contended the figure is above 300
Oxfam Committed to Typhoid Fight
- OXFAM says it is committed to work with Government and local authorities in helping avoid the spread of the typhoid
One of eight typhoid patients in Tawau dies
- One of the eight typhoid patients in Tawau has died but authorities have yet to determine if the patient had passed away due to the disease itself
Health Department Denies Typhoid Outbreak in Tawau, Confirm 1 Dead
- Seven endemic typhoid cases and one typhoid death were from endemic typhoid fever, not an outbreak, says Sabah Health Department
- Rumor spread on social media of an outbreak centered on a fish market, but no evidence
Intestinal pathogen drops gene, spreads through body—and sub-Saharan Africa
- A mutant strain of non-typhoidal Salmonella, ST313, is uncharacteristically adept at breaking out of the intestine into the bloodstream
- Hungry children and HIV-infected adults are most susceptible to infection
Sorting out Harare water problems long overdue
- Editorial calls for proper water and sanitation infrastructure to be built in Harare
Rights commission probes Harare City
- The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission is investigation whether Harare’s City Council’s poor service delivery constituted a gross violation of resident’s rights, resulting in a typhoid outbreak which claimed two lives and left 150 hospitalized
Concern over typhoid outbreak at Kondotty
- More than 200 people attending a wedding were affected by paratyphoid
- Same strain as the paratyphoid outbreak at another wedding last March
Sabah monitors increase of typhoid incidence
- Sabah Health Department is carefully monitoring the sudden increase of typhoid cases in Tawau
- Eight cases in Tawau and one in Kinabatangan
“No water in Harare is safe”
- Many of Harare’s sources of waters are contaminated due to transposition of matter by rainwater, research by the Environmental Management Agency confirms
- Harare’s borehole water contained fecal matter, and boreholes near graveyards were susceptible to contamination from decomposing corpses
- EMA recommends that Harare residents boil all drinking water regardless of source
Harare council admits blame for typhoid
- The Harare City Council has admitted blame for the outbreak of typhoid which has claimed at least three lives in the Zimbabwe capital
