Resistant typhoid extends its reach in Pakistan

14 October 2019

A level 1 CDC travel notice was posted last week in relation to more isolated cases of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) typhoid fever reported in travellers returning from Pakistan. The media has covered recent cases in Australia, Taiwan and Texas (USA), while in Ireland, this month’s HSE Epi-Insight report refers to three Pakistan-associated XDR typhoid cases registered this year. Read more.

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