Background Hyderabad, Pakistan, was the first city to witness an outbreak of extensively
drug resistant (XDR) typhoid fever. The outbreak strain is resistant to ampicillin …

Typhoid remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in endemic countries. This review
analyzed typhoid burden changes in Pakistan and its association with contextual factors. A …

Background Enteric fever is a serious public health problem in Pakistan. Growing problem of
drug-resistant Salmonella strains and outbreak of ceftriaxone-resistant Salmonella typhi in …

The occurrence and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) of typhoid fever in the WHO Eastern
Mediterranean Region (EMR) are poorly characterized. Robust surveillance data are …

Background: In high-income countries, mortality related to hospitalized patients with the
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is approximately 4-5%. However, data on COVID-19 …

Background. The diagnosis of typhoid fever based on the Widal slide agglutination test
remains a major hurdle in developing countries due to varied perceptions of the value of the …

Introduction The objective of the Health Population Africa (HPAfrica) study is to determine
health behaviour and population-based factors, including socioeconomic, ethnographic …

Background Paediatric febrile illnesses pose diagnostic challenges in low-income countries.
Western Uganda is endemic for both malaria and typhoid but the true prevalence of each …

Introduction and aim. Industrialization and elevated greenhouse gas emissions pose
significant threats to the environment, raising atmospheric carbon dioxide levels and leading …

Background: Typhoid fever is spread by ingestion of contaminated food or water, which is
linked to infrastructure; specifically, sewage and sanitation. In developing countries …