Annual Epidemiological Report for 2015: Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever

European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. 04/30/2018 This six-page report is based on data for 2015 retrieved from the European Surveillance System (TESSy). Typhoid and paratyphoid fever are relatively rare diseases in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA), mainly acquired while traveling to countries outside of the EU/EEA, particularly in south Asia. In 2015, 18 EU/EEA countries reported a total of 845 confirmed cases. Nine countries reported zero cases. The report discusses methods, epidemiology, threats description for 2015, and public health implications. (PDF)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - May 3, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news