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The Invisible Burden: Diagnosing and Combatting Typhoid Fever in Asia and Africa.
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Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America [Clin Infect Dis] 2019 Oct 15; Vol. 69 (Suppl 5), pp. S395-S401. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Measuring the burden of typhoid fever and developing effective strategies to reduce it require a surveillance infrastructure that is currently lacking in many endemic countries. Recent efforts and partnerships between local and international researchers have helped to provide new data on the incidence and control of typhoid in parts of Asia and Africa. Here, we highlight examples from India, Nepal, Vietnam, Fiji, Sierra Leone, and Malawi that summarize past and present experiences with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of typhoid fever in different locations with endemic disease. While there is no validated road map for the elimination of typhoid, the lessons learned in studying the epidemiology and control of typhoid in these settings can provide insights to guide future disease control efforts.<br /> (© The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America.)
- Subjects :
- Africa epidemiology
Asia epidemiology
Communicable Disease Control
Endemic Diseases prevention & control
Epidemiological Monitoring
Humans
Incidence
Salmonella paratyphi A genetics
Salmonella paratyphi A pathogenicity
Salmonella typhi genetics
Salmonella typhi pathogenicity
Typhoid Fever drug therapy
Typhoid Fever epidemiology
Typhoid-Paratyphoid Vaccines administration & dosage
Cost of Illness
Typhoid Fever diagnosis
Typhoid Fever prevention & control
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1537-6591
- Volume :
- 69
- Issue :
- Suppl 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31612938
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciz611