Abstract

On October 25, 2011, a cluster of approximately 20 suspected cases of typhoid fever in residents of Dzivaresekwa, a high-density suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe, was reported to the City of Harare City Health Department. On November 22, a team from CDC-Atlanta, CDC-Kenya/Kenya Medical Research Institute, and the South Africa Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, was invited to assist with the investigation by providing epidemiologic and microbiologic support to better describe the outbreak and to evaluate response efforts.

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Authors

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Source

MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report 61:23 2012 Jun 15 pg 435

MeSH

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Child
Child, Preschool
Crowding
Disease Outbreaks
Environmental Monitoring
Humans
Infant
Middle Aged
Salmonella typhi
Suburban Population
Typhoid Fever
Water Supply
Zimbabwe

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22695383