Spatial-temporal and phylogenetic analyses of epidemiologic data to help understand the modes of transmission of endemic typhoid fever in Samoa.

• Main Authors: Michael J Sikorski (Author), Jianguo Ma (Author), Tracy H Hazen (Author), Sachin N Desai (Author), Siaosi Tupua (Author), Susana Nimarota-Brown (Author), Michelle Sialeipata (Author), Savitra Rambocus (Author), Susan A Ballard (Author), Mary Valcanis (Author), Robert E Thomsen (Author), Roy M Robins-Browne (Author), Benjamin P Howden (Author), Take K Naseri (Author), Myron M Levine (Author), David A Rasko (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi) is either widely distributed or proximally transmitted via fecally-contaminated food or water to cause typhoid fever. In Samoa, where endemic typhoid fever has persisted over decades despite water quality and sanitation improvements, the local patterns of...