Abstract:(1) 855 primary cases of typhoid fever in households in Birmingham were investigated.(2) In 124 or 14·5% of these cases a history of mussel eating within four weeks of the onset of the disease was obtained.(3) In 17 instances the histories were conclusive of mussel infection.(4) The curve of mussel-typhoid cases arranged in their weeks of commencement tallies closely with the importation of mussels into Birmingham.(5) Mussel infection is one of the causes contributing to the autumnal rise of enteric fever.(6) … Show more
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