Typhoid Fever

For the most current updates about typhoid fever, please visit
CDC Travelers' Health at http://www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/typhoid.htm

Additional information on typhoid fever can be obtained from your local or state health department, a travel clinic, or your doctor. Also, CDC provides a Travelers' Hotline, at 1-888-232-3228. MMWR Articles Typhoid Immunizations MMWR Recommendations and Reports / December 16, 1994 Links CDC Safe Water System CDC Travelers' Health References Ackers M, Puhr N, Tauxe R, Mintz ED. Laboratory-based surveillance of Salmonella Typhi infections in the United States: antimicrobial resistance on the rise. JAMA; 2000;283:2668-2673. Luby S, Faizan M, Fisher-Hoch S, et al. Risk factors for infection with Salmonella Typhi in an endemic setting, Karachi, Pakistan. Epidemiology and Infection, 1998;120:129-138. Mermin JH, Townes JM, Gerber M, et al. Typhoid fever in the United States, 1985-1994: changing risks of international travel and increasing antimicrobial resistance. Archives of Interal Medicine, 1998;158:633-38. CDC. Typhoid immunization: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. MMWR 1994; 43 (No. RR-14).

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