Putting Typhoid Vaccination on the Global Health Agenda (NEJM)
published 14-09-2007
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Enteric fever or typhoid cases have increased significantly at our hospital in the past 2 years, both in children and adults, with many cases of intestinal perforation and not a few deaths. This editorial discusses the reasons why typhoid has been relatively neglected in recent years, and why it may be time to begin immunization programs in some endemic areas.