INVESTIGATION OF AN OUTBREAK OF TYPHOID-FEVER IN 2 SETTLEMENTS NEAR PORT-MORESBY

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DUNCAN, LE ^{[1
]}

BUKENYA, GB ^{[1
]}

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[1] UNIV PAPUA NEW GUINEA,DEPT HLTH,PORT MORESBY,PAPUA N GUINEA

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PAPUA NEW GUINEA MEDICAL JOURNAL | 1995年 / 38卷 / 01期

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R5 [内科学];

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1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

From November 1985 to February 1986 two unplanned settlements near Port Moresby experienced a small person-to-person outbreak of typhoid fever, which included one death, Investigation showed that of the 20 individuals who were diagnosed as either ill, culture positive or a carrier, 15 were related by blood, marriage or through shared living quarters, The remaining 5 lived in the same house, but were not related to the larger group, Drinking water was contaminated with coliforms, but was not implicated, The outbreak resolved with no additional cases after February 1986, Outbreaks of this nature highlight the need for continuing public health education for local health officers in contact tracing, field testing and transportation of specimens, and epidemiological skills in investigating person-to-person outbreaks, They also make a strong case for public health laboratories equipped to perform rapid, comprehensive pathological examination of specimens collected during any outbreak of infectious illness.

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