ReviewThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2018
Typhoid Fever: Way Forward.
Review in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.
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- Diagnostics for Typhoid Fever: Current Perspectives and Future Outlooks for Product Development and Access.Open forum infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Typhoid Control in an Era of Antimicrobial Resistance: Challenges and Opportunities.Open forum infectious diseases · 2023Article
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- Delivery, structure, and function of bacterial genotoxins.Virulence · 2022Review
- Comparison of rapid tests (antigen vs. antibody) for the diagnosis of typhoid in the first and second weeks of fever.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
- Flow Cytometric Characterization of Macrophages InfectedBio-protocol · 2022Article
- A Mouse Infection Model with a WildtypeBio-protocol · 2022Article
- Bacterial AB toxins and host-microbe interactions.Advances in microbial physiology · 2022Review
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Abstract
The Tackling Typhoid supplement shows that typhoid fever continues to be a problem globally despite socioeconomic gains in certain settings. Morbidity remains high in many endemic countries, notably in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. In addition, antimicrobial resistance is a growing issue that poses a challenge for clinical management. The findings from this supplement revealed that outside of high-income countries, there were few reliable population-based estimates of typhoid and paratyphoid fever derived from surveillance systems. This indicates the need for monitoring systems that can also characterize the effectiveness of interventions, particularly in low- and middle-income settings. The country case studies indicated that gains in economic conditions, education, and environmental health may be associated with reductions in typhoid fever burden. Over the study period, the effect is mainly notable in countries with higher baseline levels of economic development, female literacy, and investments in public sanitation. High burden countries must continue to invest in strategies at the local level to address environmental factors such as access to safe drinking water and improved public sanitation that are known to interrupt transmission or diminish the risk of acquiring typhoid. Developing more effective vaccines and incorporating appropriate immunization strategies that target populations with the greatest risk could potentially alleviate disease burden.
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