When most people hear "typhoid", they think of the high fever, stomach pain and a few weeks off work. But for many in India, the story doesn't end at the six-week mark. For Debanish Achom (Senior ...

Monsoon flooding, contaminated groundwater, and neglected water filters are driving rising typhoid cases across India. Learn symptoms, prevention, and protection tips.

Many cities in India witness a rise in typhoid cases due to heavy rains and flooding. The primary cause behind typhoid cases is a fever caused by Salmonella Typhi, and this spreads through food or ...

Dr Ankita Baidya and Dr Avi Kumar explain how they differentiate between a common cold, dengue, or typhoid. Here are the ...

Dengue, typhoid, and leptospirosis share similar symptoms, making early diagnostic testing essential for accurate treatment ...

Just as Nepal was recovering from the Covid pandemic in 2022, the government with GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, inoculated almost 8 million school-children against typhoid. What was even more remarkable ...

A typhoid outbreak has been confirmed in Zimbabwe, and the National Institute for Communicable Diseases is trying to prevent the disease from entering South Africa. According to the institute, ...

An international team of researchers found a new technique for detecting typhoidal Salmonella infections that can significantly help vaccination planning in countries where typhoid is prevalent. The ...

Bacteria causing typhoid fever are becoming increasingly resistant to some of the most important antibiotics for human health, according to a study published in The Lancet Microbe journal. The largest ...

Ghana has just experienced its heaviest monthly rainfall since 1995, with severe flooding across Accra and surrounding communities. Beyond the immediate destruction, health authorities are warning of ...

Do you remember the story of Typhoid Mary – the cook who spread typhoid to as many as 100 people in the early 1900s even though she herself showed no symptoms? She was confined to isolation for 26 ...