Changes in enteric fever trends during the COVID-19 pandemic from the Surveillance for Enteric Fever in Asia Project: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Surveillance for Enteric Fever in Asia Project (SEAP) conducted blood culture surveillance for Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi (S. Typhi) and Paratyphi (S. Paratyphi) to provide an evidence base for prevention and control measures in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan.

Methods

From October 2020 to September 2022, we conducted prospective clinical surveillance and retrospective laboratory surveillance at health facilities in Dhaka, Bangladesh; Kathmandu and Kavrepalanchok, Nepal; and Karachi, Pakistan. Patients were eligible if they were outpatients with three or more days of fever in the last week. In Nepal and Pakistan, inpatients were eligible if they had suspected or confirmed enteric fever; in Bangladesh, only inpatients with confirmed

SUBMITTER: Munira SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11995784 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature