1. Tackle Nepal's typhoid problem now.
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Basnyat, Buddha
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NEPAL Earthquake, 2015 , *EARTHQUAKES & society , *TYPHOID fever , *TYPHOID vaccines , *PREVENTION - Abstract
The article examines the earthquake that impacted the nation of Nepal in April 2015. Particular focus is given to how the post-earthquake conditions there are increasing the risk of a typhoid epidemic. Additional topics discussed include the typhoid vaccine, how some typhoid strains are becoming resistant to antibiotics and insights on the topic from the World Health Organization (WHO).
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- 2015
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