Case-control investigation of invasive Salmonella disease in Malawi reveals no evidence of environmental or animal transmission of invasive strains, and supports human to human transmission.

• Main Authors: Leonard Koolman (Author), Reenesh Prakash (Author), Yohane Diness (Author), Chisomo Msefula (Author), Tonney S Nyirenda (Author), Franziska Olgemoeller (Author), Paul Wigley (Author), Blanca Perez-Sepulveda (Author), Jay C D Hinton (Author), Siân V Owen (Author), Nicholas A Feasey (Author), Philip M Ashton (Author), Melita A Gordon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>Invasive Salmonella infections cause significant morbidity and mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, the routes of transmission are uncertain. We conducted a case-control study of index-case and geographically-matched control households in Blantyre, Malawi, samplin...