Seroincidence of Enteric Fever, Juba, South Sudan

Seroincidence of Enteric Fever, Juba, South Sudan

We applied a new serosurveillance tool to estimate typhoidal Salmonella burden using samples collected during 2020 from a population in Juba, South Sudan. By using dried blood spot testing, we found an enteric fever seroincidence rate of 30/100 person-years and cumulative incidence of 74% over a 4-...

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Main Authors: Kristen Aiemjoy, John Rumunu, Juma John Hassen, Kirsten E. Wiens, Denise Garrett, Polina Kamenskaya, Jason B. Harris, Andrew S. Azman, Peter Teunis, Jessica C. Seidman, Joseph F. Wamala, Jason R. Andrews, Richelle C. Charles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
enteric fever
Juba
South Sudan
enteric infections
bacteria
salmonella
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/11/22-0239_article

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