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Spatial-temporal and phylogenetic analyses of epidemiologic data to help understand the modes of transmission of endemic typhoid fever in Samoa.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Oct 2022
Sikorski Michael J, Ma Jianguo, Hazen Tracy H, Desai Sachin N, Tupua Siaosi, Nimarota-Brown Susana, Sialeipata Michelle, Rambocus Savitra, Ballard Susan A, Valcanis Mary, Thomsen Robert E, Robins-Browne Roy M, Howden Benjamin P, Naseri Take K, Levine Myron M, Rasko David A
Abstract excerpt
Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi) is either widely distributed or proximally transmitted via fecally-contaminated food or water to cause typhoid fever. In Samoa, where endemic typhoid fever has persisted over decades despite water quality and sanitation improvements, the local patterns of S. Typhi circulation remain unclear. From April 2018-June 2020, epidemiologic data and GPS coordinates were...
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