Estimating the burden of paratyphoid a in Asia and Africa.

• Main Authors: Michael B Arndt (Author), Emily M Mosites (Author), Mu Tian (Author), Mohammad H Forouzanfar (Author), Ali H Mokhdad (Author), Margaret Meller (Author), Rion L Ochiai (Author), Judd L Walson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Despite the increasing availability of typhoid vaccine in many regions, global estimates of mortality attributable to enteric fever appear stable. While both Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi) and serovar Paratyphi (S. Paratyphi) cause enteric fever, limited data exist estimating the burde...