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

• Principais autores: Michael J Sikorski (Autor), Jianguo Ma (Autor), Tracy H Hazen (Autor), Sachin N Desai (Autor), Siaosi Tupua (Autor), Susana Nimarota-Brown (Autor), Michelle Sialeipata (Autor), Savitra Rambocus (Autor), Susan A Ballard (Autor), Mary Valcanis (Autor), Robert E Thomsen (Autor), Roy M Robins-Browne (Autor), Benjamin P Howden (Autor), Take K Naseri (Autor), Myron M Levine (Autor), David A Rasko (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...