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Comparisons of predictors for typhoid and paratyphoid fever in Kolkata, India. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
BACKGROUND: Exposure of the individual to contaminated food or water correlates closely with the risk for enteric fever. Since public health interventions such as water improvement or vaccination campaigns are implemented for groups of individuals we ...
Camilo J Acosta   +23 more
core   +2 more sources

A comparison of fluoroquinolones versus other antibiotics for treating enteric fever: meta-analysis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
OBJECTIVES: To review evidence supporting use of fluoroquinolones as first line agents over other antibiotics for treating typhoid and paratyphoid fever (enteric fever). DESIGN: Meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
Thaver, D   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Evaluation of new-generation serologic tests for the diagnosis of typhoid fever: data from a community-based surveillance in Calcutta, India

open access: yes, 2006
Although typhoid fever is confirmed by culture of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi, rapid and simple diagnostic serologic tests would be useful in developing countries. We examined the performance of Widal test in a community field site and compared it
Kumar Bhattacharya, Sujit   +13 more
core   +1 more source

Differences in perception of dysentery and enteric fever and willingness to receive vaccines among rural residents in China.

open access: yes, 2006
BACKGROUND: Enteric diseases including dysentery and enteric fever remain significant public health problems in China. While vaccines offer great potential in controlling these diseases, greater understanding of factors influencing acceptance of vaccines
Pack, Robert   +10 more
core   +1 more source

Invasive salmonellosis among children admitted to a rural Tanzanian hospital and a comparison with previous studies. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
BACKGROUND: The importance of invasive salmonellosis in African children is well recognized but there is inadequate information on these infections. We conducted a fever surveillance study in a Tanzanian rural hospital to estimate the case fraction of ...
Malahiyo, R   +51 more
core   +1 more source

Isolation of Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Paratyphi B dT+, or Salmonella Java, from Indonesia and alteration of the d-tartrate fermentation phenotype by disrupting the ORF STM 3356

open access: yes, 2006
Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Paratyphi B [O1,4,(5),12?:?Hb?:?1,2] can cause either an enteric fever (paratyphoid fever) or self-limiting gastroenteritis in humans. The d-tartrate non-fermenting variant S. enterica subsp.
Agtini, Magdarina D   +17 more
core   +1 more source

Phage‐mediated horizontal transfer of Salmonella enterica virulence genes with regulatory feedback from the host

open access: yesiMeta, Volume 4, Issue 4, August 2025.
In this study, we found evidence of phage‐mediated horizontal transfer of virulence genes in Salmonella enterica in global habitats from a molecular evolutionary perspective. Notably, csrA, a global regulator in Salmonella enterica, curbed horizontal gene transfer by inhibiting the cyclization and release of prophage.
Tianjing She   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The malaria and typhoid fever burden in the slums of Kolkata, India: data from a prospective community-based study.

open access: yes, 2006
Recent research has indicated that the malaria burden in Asia may have been vastly underestimated. We conducted a prospective community-based study in an impoverished urban site in Kolkata, India, to estimate the burden of malaria and typhoid fever and ...
Sarkar, Banwari Lal   +15 more
core   +1 more source

Salmonella paratyphi A rates, Asia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Little is known about the causes of enteric fever in Asia. Most cases are believed to be caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi and the remainder by S. Paratyphi A.
Zulfiqar A. Bhutta   +33 more
core   +1 more source

Opinion and report of the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) on the assessment of the impact of fox population dynamics on public health

open access: yesFood Risk Assess Europe, Volume 3, Issue 2, April 2025.
ABSTRACT The Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) can be hunted as a game species. It may also be listed as a “species likely to cause damage” (ESOD – the acronym in French), for public health reasons among others. Conversely, benefits linked to the presence of foxes are also put forward, such as the predation of rodents carrying zoonotic agents.
Emmanuelle Gilot‐Fromont   +97 more
wiley   +1 more source

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