Typhoid superbug spreads throughout Pakistan
A baby believed to have contracted a drug-resistant strain of typhoid, hospitalized in Hyderabad, Pakistan in February.
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Article Author: Typhoid superbug spreads throughout Pakistan
Media Source: The Telegraph (UK)
Date: 24 April 2018
A highly drug-resistant strain of typhoid is spreading in Pakistan, killing at least one person and affecting around 850 others. It was first identified in November 2016 in Hyderabad but has since spread to other parts of the country. Researchers at the Aga Khan University in collaboration with the provincial government of Sindh…
A highly drug-resistant strain of typhoid is spreading in Pakistan, killing at least one person and affecting around 850 others. It was first identified in November 2016 in Hyderabad but has since spread to other parts of the country. Researchers at the Aga Khan University in collaboration with the provincial government of Sindh launched an emergency vaccination programme to contain the current outbreak of typhoid.