Characteristics and risk factors for typhoid fever after the tsunami, earthquake and under normal conditions in Indonesia

Sutiono, Agung Budi; Qiantori, Andri; Suwa, Hirohiko; Ohta, Yuichi

doi:10.1186/1756-0500-3-106

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“…As in the case of cholera, areas with endemic typhoid fever typically have poor sanitation and lack access to clean drinking water; these regions are particularly susceptible to large outbreaks following natural disasters. Investigators found that following the 2004 Indonesian tsunami, transmission of typhoid fever occurred among internally displaced people as a result of improper food preparation due to the lack of clean water and bacterial contamination of drinking water [28]. The lack of availability of effective antimicrobial drugs also contributed to the spread of disease.…”

Section: Typhoid Fevermentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Typhoid fever can cause serious outbreaks after natural disasters, such as the one that occurred in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Betsy in 1956 and in Indonesia after the tsunami in 2004 [28]. As in the case of cholera, areas with endemic typhoid fever typically have poor sanitation and lack access to clean drinking water; these regions are particularly susceptible to large outbreaks following natural disasters.…”

Section: Typhoid Fevermentioning

confidence: 99%

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Gastrointestinal Infections in the Setting of Natural Disasters

Watkins

2011

Curr Infect Dis Rep

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Gastrointestinal illness following natural disasters is a common occurrence and often results from the disruption of potable water supplies. The risk for outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness is higher in developing countries because of fewer available resources and poorer infrastructure. But industrialized countries are not immune from this problem, as demonstrated by an outbreak of gastroenteritis from norovirus that followed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Rates of gastrointestinal illness following natural disasters are influenced by the endemicity of specific pathogens in the affected region before the disaster, the type of disaster itself, the availability of health care resources, and the response by public health personnel after the disaster. Ensuring the uninterrupted supply of safe drinking water following a natural disaster, like adding chlorine, is the most important strategy to prevent outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness.

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Section: Typhoid Fevermentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Typhoid Fevermentioning

confidence: 99%

Gastrointestinal Infections in the Setting of Natural Disasters

Watkins

2011

Curr Infect Dis Rep

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“…After the tsunami in Aceh, Indonesia, clean water and drug availability were significant independent risk factors, while for the earthquake in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, contact with other typhoid patients and educational level was a significant risk. Although typhoid fever transmitted by food and water is a common problem in daily life, its characteristics and risk factors may differ in disaster-affected areas (Sutiono et al, 2010). A study on risk factors for clinical typhoid fever in South Sulawesi/Indonesia showed that limited education was highly associated with the occurence of typhoid fever.…”

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Maternal-child health

Groß¹,

Wydra²

2013

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“…There are histories of outbreaks of typhoid fever following a cyclone in Mauritius in 1980, a complex disaster in Tajikistan in 1992-1997 and following a natural disaster in Calamba, the Philippines, in 2008 [4][5][6]. An investigation of enteric fever in Indonesia also found an association of enteric fever with flooding [7].…”

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Vaccination campaign against typhoid in temporary shelters after 2015 earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal

Dhoubhadel¹,

Parry²,

Suzuki³

et al. 2017

Int. J. SAFE

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After the devastating effects of the 2015 earthquake in Nepal, the provisions for safe drinking water, personal hygiene, and sewage management were compromised among displaced people living in temporary shelters. Typhoid fever is endemic in Kathmandu valley, which is transmitted among people by the faecal-oral route and outbreaks can occur in post-disaster situations. To reduce the risk of transmission and outbreaks, typhoid vaccine was introduced for young children and adolescents for whom the risk of typhoid fever was highest. With the collaboration of Siddhi Memorial Hospital, Nepal Paediatric Society, and Nagasaki University, a typhoid vaccination campaign was implemented in Bhaktapur district in the valley. The campaign was conducted in all 23 temporary camps in the district. Among 4,263 children aged 2 to 15 years, 4,216 (98.9%) received a single dose of the typhoid Vi polysaccharide vaccine. Most of the children (47.8%) were 11 to 15 years of age, and girls were 50.2%. Only four children (0.1%) had an adverse event following immunization (AEFI). Local camp leaders, public health officials, and local youth clubs participated in the immunization programme. In a review of admissions to the local children's hospital, there was no apparent increase in typhoid cases in the postearthquake period. Despite the various difficulties in the post-earthquake situation in Nepal in 2015, the vaccination campaign for the prevention of typhoid fever was successfully carried out among young children and adolescents.

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Characteristics and risk factors for typhoid fever after the tsunami, earthquake and under normal conditions in Indonesia

Cited by 18 publications

References 19 publications

Gastrointestinal Infections in the Setting of Natural Disasters

Gastrointestinal Infections in the Setting of Natural Disasters

Maternal-child health

Vaccination campaign against typhoid in temporary shelters after 2015 earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal

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