Environmental Transmission of Typhoid Fever in an Urban Slum.

Environmental Transmission of Typhoid Fever in an Urban Slum.

BACKGROUND:Enteric fever due to Salmonella Typhi (typhoid fever) occurs in urban areas with poor sanitation. While direct fecal-oral transmission is thought to be the predominant mode of transmission, recent evidence suggests that indirect environmental transmission may also contribute to disease sp...

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Main Authors: Adam Akullian, Eric Ng'eno, Alastair I Matheson, Leonard Cosmas, Daniel Macharia, Barry Fields, Godfrey Bigogo, Maina Mugoh, Grace John-Stewart, Judd L Walson, Jonathan Wakefield, Joel M Montgomery
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-12-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4669139?pdf=render

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