Typhoid fever: DRC reports 142K cases in January
by News Desk from Outbreak News Today on (#5WZSB)
NewsDesk @bactiman63 In January 2022, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) saw 142,383 suspected cases of typhoid fever including 45 deaths. Approximately 1.4 million typhoid cases were reported in 2021. Typhoid fever, caused by the bacterium Salmonella typhi, is a life-threatening bacterial infection. Typhoid fever is still common in the developing world, where it affects about [...]
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