An age-stratified serosurvey against purified Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi antigens in the Lao People´s Democratic Republic.

• Main Authors: Lisa Hefele (Author), Antony P Black (Author), Trinh Van Tan (Author), Nguyen Tri Minh (Author), Nguyen Duc Hoang (Author), Siriphone Virachith (Author), Claude P Muller (Author), Judith M Hübschen (Author), Paula Russell (Author), Josefin Bartholdson Scott (Author), Chau Nguyen Ngoc Minh (Author), Tran Vu Thieu Nga (Author), Stephen Baker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

The epidemiology of typhoid fever in Lao People`s Democratic Republic is poorly defined. Estimating the burden of typhoid fever in endemic countries is complex due to the cost and limitations of population-based surveillance; serological approaches may be a more cost-effective alternative. ELISAs we...