Informing the public health management of typhoid and paratyphoid: the Australian context.

CONCLUSIONS: Local transmission risk of enteric fever in South-East Queensland is low, although small numbers of cases may have prolonged bacilli excretion post-treatment. More complex clearance/screening regimens are associated with decreased compliance.
IMPLICATIONS: Pursuing extensive faecal clearance/screening regimens is unlikely to be effective in terms of public health management of enteric fever in South-East Queensland. We suggest a unified national approach focussing on cases/contacts at high risk of disease transmission.
PMID: 26122725 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - June 29, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Young MK, Slinko V, Smith J, Carroll H, Bennett S, Appleton S, McCall BJ Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research