Travel Health: Typhoid FeverMarch 19, 2008 | 11:27PM
Travel can be far less hazardous when we are fortified with knowledge and are diligent in taking the precautionary steps to minimize risks. Recently, the media reported an outbreak of typhoid fever affecting around 2,000 people in Calamba City near the Philippine’s capital, Manila. The salmonella bacteria causing the illness may have been spread by contaminated water. According to the Center for the Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 22 million cases of typhoid fever and 200,000 related deaths occur worldwide each year. Approximately 400 cases of the illness a year are reported in the U.S., most in persons who are recent travelers.
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