Friday, 18 January 2019

PRO/EDR> Typhoid fever - Zimbabwe: (HA) 2017-2018

Typhoid -- Zimbabwe
On 16 Oct 2017, the Harare City Health Department (HCHD) in Zimbabwe identified a suspected typhoid fever (typhoid) case in a resident of Harare's Mbare suburb. Typhoid is a potentially fatal illness caused by _Salmonella enterica_ serovar Typhi (Typhi). HCHD initiated an investigation and identified a cluster of 17 suspected typhoid cases, defined as the occurrence of fever and at least one of the following symptoms: headache, malaise, abdominal discomfort, vomiting, diarrhea, cough, or

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6265333&promed&0

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