Increased Diagnoses of Typhoid Fever, Shigellosis Linked to SE Asia Visits

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  • According to the KCDC, from the beginning of January to February 26 there were 68 cases of typhoid fever and 79 reports of shigellosis among South Koreans. During the same period last year, there were 14 and 24 cases, respectively
  • Of these patients, 110 or 74.8 percent were found to have traveled through Southeast Asia sometime from December through February (40 typhoid fever, 70 shigellosis)