Enteric fever (typhoid and paratyphoid fever) is a major human bacterial infection. Although
the disease is not common in industrialised countries, it remains an important and persistent …

Typhoid and paratyphoid fever are systemic febrile illnesses caused by Salmonella enterica
serotype Typhi and Paratyphi A, B, or C. Typhi causes 12 to 25 million cases annually with …

To the Editor: Enteric fever is a major public health problem in India, accounting for more
than 300,000 cases per year, Salmonella typhi is the most common etiologic agent (1), but …

Background In 2017, more than half the cases of typhoid fever worldwide were projected to
have occurred in India. In the absence of contemporary population-based data, it is unclear …

Typhoid fever (TF), a systemic prolonged febrile illness, continues to be a worldwide health
problem especially in developing countries where there is poor sanitation and poor …

Low-and middle-income countries face a high burden of typhoid and paratyphoid fever due
to poor water quality and inadequate sanitation. The World Health Organization (WHO) …

Enteric fever is prevalent in developing countries including Nepal, where it still remains as a
major health problem. Appropriate antibiotics are essential for the treatment of typhoid and …

Background Precise enteric fever disease burden data are needed to inform prevention and
control measures, including the use of newly available typhoid vaccines. We established the …

Background. In the summer of 2002, a total of 5963 cases of typhoid fever were recorded in
Bharatpur, Nepal (population, 92,214) during a 7-week period. A team from the Armed …

BACKGROUND: We conducted blood culture surveillance to estimate the incidence of
typhoid and paratyphoid fever among urban slum residents in Dhaka, Bangladesh …