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25 Years After Vi Typhoid Vaccine Efficacy Study, Typhoid Affects Significant Number Of Population In Nepal, Deepak Bajracharya, M. Imran Khan, Alfred Pach Iii, Parisha Shrestha, Nilesh Joshi, Shyam R. Upreti, Thomas Wierzba, Mahesh Puri, Sushant Sahastrabuddhe, R. Leon Ochiai
25 Years After Vi Typhoid Vaccine Efficacy Study, Typhoid Affects Significant Number Of Population In Nepal, Deepak Bajracharya, M. Imran Khan, Alfred Pach Iii, Parisha Shrestha, Nilesh Joshi, Shyam R. Upreti, Thomas Wierzba, Mahesh Puri, Sushant Sahastrabuddhe, R. Leon Ochiai
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Salmonella Typhi, first isolated in 1884, results in infection of the intestines and can end in death and disability. Due to serious adverse events post vaccination, whole cell killed vaccines have been replaced with new generation vaccines. The efficacy of Vi polysaccharide (ViPS) vaccine, a new generation, single-dose intramuscular typhoid vaccine was assessed in Nepal in 1987. However, despite the availability of ViPS vaccine for more than 25 years, Nepal has one of the highest incidence of typhoid fever. Therefore we collected information from hospitals in the Kathmandu Valley from over the past five years. There were 9901 enteric fever …
Typhoid Fever In Fiji: A Reversible Plague?, Corinne N. Thompson, Mike Kama, Shrish Acharya, Una Bera, John Clemens, John A. Crump, Aggie Dawainavesi, Gordon Dougan, W. John Edmunds, Kimberley Fox, Kylie Jenkins, M. Imran Khan, Josefa Koroivueta, Myron M. Levine, Laura B. Martin, Eric Nilles, Virginia E. Pitzer, Shalini Singh, Ratu Vereniki Raiwalu, Stephen Baker, Kim Mulholland
Typhoid Fever In Fiji: A Reversible Plague?, Corinne N. Thompson, Mike Kama, Shrish Acharya, Una Bera, John Clemens, John A. Crump, Aggie Dawainavesi, Gordon Dougan, W. John Edmunds, Kimberley Fox, Kylie Jenkins, M. Imran Khan, Josefa Koroivueta, Myron M. Levine, Laura B. Martin, Eric Nilles, Virginia E. Pitzer, Shalini Singh, Ratu Vereniki Raiwalu, Stephen Baker, Kim Mulholland
Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health
Le pays des îles Fidji, avec une population d'environ 870 000 personnes, fait face à une charge croissante de plusieurs maladies transmissibles, y compris l'infection bactérienne de la fièvre typhoïde. Les données de surveillance indiquent que la fièvre typhoïde est devenue de plus en plus fréquente dans les zones rurales de Fidji et est plus fréquente chez les jeunes adultes. La transmission des organismes qui causent la fièvre typhoïde est facilitée par la contamination fécale des aliments ou de l'eau et peut être influencée par les pratiques comportementales locales dans les îles Fidji. Le Ministère fidjien de la Santé, avec …
Coverage And Quality Of Antenatal Care Provided At Primary Health Care Facilities In The ‘Punjab’ Province Of ‘Pakistan’, Muhammad Ashraf Majrooh, Seema Hasnain, Javaid Akram, Arif Siddiqui,, Zahid Memon
Coverage And Quality Of Antenatal Care Provided At Primary Health Care Facilities In The ‘Punjab’ Province Of ‘Pakistan’, Muhammad Ashraf Majrooh, Seema Hasnain, Javaid Akram, Arif Siddiqui,, Zahid Memon
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Background: Antenatal care is a very important component of maternal health services. It provides the opportunity to learn about risks associated with pregnancy and guides to plan the place of deliveries thereby preventing maternal and infant morbidity and mortality. In ‘Pakistan’ antenatal services to rural population are being provided through a network of primary health care facilities designated as 'Basic Health Units and Rural Health Centers. Pakistan is a developing country, consisting of four provinces and federally administered areas. Each province is administratively subdivided in to ‘Divisions’ and ‘Districts’. By population ‘Punjab’ is the largest province of Pakistan having …