BACKGROUND In April 2007, a slum of South Dumdum municipality, West Bengal reported an increase in fever cases. We investigated to identify the agent, the source and to propose recommendations. METHODS We defined a suspected case of typhoid fever as occurrence of fever for > or = one week among residents of ward 1 of South Dumdum during February - May 2007. We searched for suspected cases in ...

Thai Tea merupakan minuman yang diminati oleh berbagai kalangan anak-anak maupun orang tua namun mengonsumsi tanpa memperhatikan kebersihan dari dapat menimbulkan efek bagi kesehatan. Data Dinas Kesehatan Provinsi Sulawesi Tenggara menunjukkan bahwa pada tahun 2021 penyakit demam tifoid berada di urutan ke 9 terbanyak dengan jumlah 1.628 kasus. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Malaria and typhoid fever still remain diseases of major public health importance in the tropics. Individuals in areas endemic for both the diseases are at substantial risk of contracting both these diseases, either concurrently or an acute infection superimposed on a chronic one. The objective of this report was to systematically review scientific data from studies cond...

The Typhidot test, which detects IgM and IgG antibodies to a Salmonella typhi-specific outer membrane protein, is as sensitive as, and more specific than, the Widal test in the diagnosis of enteric fever in Malaysian children. It is easier and quicker to perform. In order to increase diagnostic accuracy in an area of high endemicity, the Typhidot-M test has been developed in which IgG is first ...