The global burden of typhoid fever

The global burden of typhoid fever

OBJECTIVE: To use new data to make a revised estimate of the global burden of typhoid fever, an accurate understanding of which is necessary to guide public health decisions for disease control and prevention efforts. METHODS: Population-based studies using confirmation by blood culture of typhoid f...

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Main Authors: Crump John A., Luby Stephen P., Mintz Eric D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2004-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
Typhoid fever/epidemiology
Typhoid fever/blood
Paratyphoid fever/epidemiology
Salmonella enterica/isolation and purification
Cohort studies
Population surveillance
Cost of illness
Sensitivity and specificity
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