Epidemiology of typhoid fever

L Ochiai, MI Khan, S Sahastrabuddhe… - International Journal of …, 2012 - ijidonline.com
Typhoid fever remains an important public health problem in the world especially in the
impoverished population from developing countries. Globally, the disease is estimated to …

[HTML][HTML] Typhoid fever in children: some epidemiological considerations from Karachi, Pakistan

FJ Siddiqui, F Rabbani, R Hasan, SQ Nizami… - International Journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The morbidity of typhoid fever is highest in Asia with 93% of global
episodes occurring in this region. Southeast Asia has an estimated incidence of …

[PDF][PDF] Epidemiology and clinical features of typhoid fever: burden in Bangladesh

AFMA Sattar, ST Jhora, MA Yusuf, MB Islam… - Journal of Science …, 2012 - academia.edu
Typhoid fever is a systemic infection caused by Salmonella typhi or by the related but less
virulent Salmonella paratyphi. The provision of clean water and good sewage systems led to …

Risk factors for typhoid fever in an endemic setting, Karachi, Pakistan

SP Luby, MK Faizan, SP Fisher-Hoch, A Syed… - Epidemiology & …, 1998 - cambridge.org
We conducted a study to evaluate risk factors for developing typhoid fever in a setting where
the disease is endemic in Karachi, Pakistan. We enrolled 100 cases with blood culture …

Typhoid fever during childhood in South Asia: A review

KA Ahmad, ZA Bhutta - Journal of the College of Physicians and …, 2002 - scholars.aku.edu
Despite considerable advances in the understanding of the pathogenesis and microbiology
of typhoid fever, the disease still accounts for an estimated 16 million cases annually …

Typhoid Fever in Rural Communities of West Bengal, India–an Age-Wise Perspective

S Ghosh, P Batabyal, K Rajendran… - Japanese journal of …, 2010 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Typhoid fever, caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi, is an important global health
problem, especially in developing countries where it claims 600,000 lives every year (1). It is …

[PDF][PDF] A study on clinico-epidemiological profile of typhoid fever in a rural based medical college & hospital; West Bengal; India

S Bandyopadhyay, AC Pal, S Dey, S Samanta… - academia.edu
Introduction: Typhoid fever is estimated to have caused 26.9 million cases and 5.74 lakhs
deaths worldwide in 2010. It remains a major public health problem in India and other part of …

Prevalence of Typhoid Fever in Loralai District, Balochistan, Pakistan: A Case Study of Two Hospitals

M Butt, S Durrani, Z Ullah - Siazga Research Journal, 2024 - journals-uoli.com
Abstract Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi (Salmonella Typhi) causes significant health
issues globally, particularly in developing countries like Pakistan. We examined the …

[PDF][PDF] Typhoid fever in children-An Update

S Afroza - Journal of Bangladesh College of Physicians and …, 2003 - researchgate.net
Typhoid fever (enteric fever) is a systemic infection caused by the bacterium, gram negative
bacillus, Salmonella enterica serotype typhi. It was an important cause of illness and death …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors for typhoid fever in children in squatter settlements of Karachi: A nested case–control study

FJ Siddiqui, SR Haider, ZA Bhutta - Journal of infection and Public Health, 2008 - Elsevier
Typhoid fever remains a major public health problem in developing countries such as
Pakistan. A great majority of cases occur in children living in poor sanitary conditions in …