Fever -- Pakistan
An outbreak of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) typhoid in Sindh, including Karachi, is rapidly getting out of control, as over a dozen deaths have been reported from different parts of the province due to the bacterium that is resistant to most known antimicrobials.
However, Dr Zafar Mehdi of the Sindh Health Department told The News on Wed 6 Feb 2019 that only 4 people -- 3 children and an elderly person -- have died due to XDR typhoid in the province since its outbreak was reported from
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6313110&promed&0
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