Ireland Confirms 23 Typhoid Fever Cases

  • XDR typhoid fever has been identified in Ireland for the first time
  • According to the Irish authorities on October 9, 2019, there have been 23 cases of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi) in 2019
  • Unfortunately, 3 of these 12 cases of typhoid fever with travel history in Pakistan were infected with extensively drug-resistant (XDR) strains