Mapping the incidence rate of typhoid fever in sub-Saharan Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With more than 1.2 million illnesses and 29,000 deaths in sub-Saharan Africa in 2017, typhoid fever continues to be a major public health problem. Effective control of the disease would benefit from an understanding of the subnational geospatial distribution of the disease incidence.

Method

We collated records of the incidence rate of typhoid fever confirmed by culture of blood in Africa from 2000 to 2022. We estimated the typhoid incidence rate for sub-Saharan Africa on 20 km × 20 km grids by exploring the association with geospatial covariates representing access to improved water and sanitation, health conditions of the population, and environmental conditions.

Results

We identified six published articles and one pre-print representing incidence rate est

SUBMITTER: Kim JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10965079 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature