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Typhoid Fever
Research from University of Zurich, World Health Organization reveals new findings on typhoid fever
September 10th, 2008
"In industrialized countries, typhoid fever occurs mainly in returned travelers. To determine the need for preventive strategies, eg, for vaccination, continuous monitoring is needed to assess where the risk for travelers is highest," scientists in Zurich, Switzerland report. "To investigate where the risk for travelers to acquire typhoid fever is highest, 208 patients with typhoid fever and recent travel were matched with travelers' statistics collected by the Swiss Federal Office of Statistics. At the beginning of the study period, up to 30 infections with Salmonella typhi were recorded per year in Switzerland. Since 2001, less than 15 confirmed cases per year...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-09-10)
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