Epidemiology and risk factors for typhoid fever in Central Division, Fiji, 2014-2017: A case-control study.

• Main Authors: Namrata Prasad (Author), Aaron P Jenkins (Author), Lanieta Naucukidi (Author), Varanisese Rosa (Author), Aalisha Sahu-Khan (Author), Mike Kama (Author), Kylie M Jenkins (Author), Adam W J Jenney (Author), Susan J Jack (Author), Debasish Saha (Author), Pierre Horwitz (Author), Stacy D Jupiter (Author), Richard A Strugnell (Author), E Kim Mulholland (Author), John A Crump (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Typhoid fever is endemic in Fiji, with high reported annual incidence. We sought to identify the sources and modes of transmission of typhoid fever in Fiji with the aim to inform disease control.We identified and surveyed patients with blood culture-confirmed typhoid fever from January 2014 through...