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Vaccine X
December 2022
Ministry of Health and Child Care, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Introduction: Typhoid fever is a public-health problem in Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe, with seasonal outbreaks occurring annually since 2010. In 2019, the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MOHCC) organized the first typhoid conjugate vaccination campaign in Africa in response to a recurring typhoid outbreak in a large urban setting.
Method: As part of a larger public health response to a typhoid fever outbreak in Harare, Gavi approved in September 2018 a MOHCC request for 340,000 doses of recently prequalified Typbar-TCV to implement a mass vaccination campaign.
BMC Gastroenterol
March 2022
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, 282, Munhwa-ro, Jung-gu, Daejeon, 35015, Republic of Korea.
Background: Enteric fever is a systemic disease caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi or Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi, characterized by high fever and abdominal pain. Most patients with enteric fever improve within a few days after antibiotic treatment. However, some patients do not recover as easily and develop fatal life-threatening complications, including intestinal hemorrhage.
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June 2019
Embrapa Suínos e Aves, BR 153, Km 110, Caixa Postal 321, 89715-899, Concordia, SC, Brazil.
The vast capacity for maintenance and dissemination in the environment are major challenges for the control of Salmonella spp. in poultry farms. The aim of this study was to assess environmental contamination by non-typhoidal Salmonella in successive broiler flocks in nine commercial broiler farms integrated with three companies in the south of Brazil, for a twelve-month production period.
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December 2016
Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, WA, 6027, Australia.
The impact of environmental change on transmission patterns of waterborne enteric diseases is a major public health concern. This study concerns the burden and spatial nature of enteric fever, attributable to Salmonella Typhi infection in the Central Division, Republic of Fiji at a sub-catchment scale over 30-months (2013-2015). Quantitative spatial analysis suggested relationships between environmental conditions of sub-catchments and incidence and recurrence of typhoid fever.
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July 2016
Medical Microbiology Department, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Hacettepe Mahallesi Talatpasa Bulvari No:44, Altindag, 06100, Ankara, Turkey.
Background: This is the first report of breast abscess due to Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium. Staphylococcus aureus is known as the most common cause of breast abscess. Salmonella spp.
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