Typhoid fever epidemiology and demographics
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aysha Anwar, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Epidemiology
- With an estimated 16-33 million cases of typhoid annually resulting in 500,000 to 600,000 deaths.
- In endemic areas, the World Health Organisation identifies typhoid as a serious public health problem.
- In the United States about 400 cases occur each year, and 75% of these are acquired while traveling internationally.
- Typhoid fever is still common in the developing world, where it affects about 21.5 million persons each year.
- Typhoid fever is common in most parts of the world except in industrialized regions such as the United States, Canada, western Europe, Australia, and Japan. *Over the past 10 years, travelers from the United States to Asia, Africa, and Latin America have been especially at risk.
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Demographics
Age
Incidence is highest in children between the ages of 5 and 19 years.[1]
References
- ↑ "Typhoid Fever". World Health Organisation. Retrieved 2007-08-28. Check date values in:
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