Typhoid — Vax-Before-Travel

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Feb 2

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Typhus Cases in California Increased 55% During 2018

Typhus can be treated with Tetracycline, doxycycline, azithromycin, and rifampicin

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Dec 8

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Visiting Fiji Islands? Check Your Typhoid Immunization Status

Typhoid fever outbreak confirmed by Fiji Island health official

Fiji resort

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Oct 9

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Typhus Outbreak in California Expands in LA and Long Beach

Typhoid and typhus are different, typhoid is prevented with vaccines and typhus is treated with the antibiotic doxycycline

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Oct 3

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‘Disease Knows No Boundaries’ - USA Helping Venezuala Refugees

Venezuela travel alerts issued by CDC and State Department

poor village in ecuador

Fact checked by Danielle Reiter, RN

Apr 3

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Typhoid Vaccine For Infants Approved by WHO

Typhoid conjugate vaccine for infants over six months of age now approved for typhoid-endemic countries

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