Epidemiological characteristics of typhoid fever for 10 years (1994 - 2003) in Dong Thap province
- Author:
Nguyen Ngoc An
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
typhoid fever
- MeSH:
epidemiology;
Typhoid Fever;
Fever
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2004;14(6):93-97
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Morbidity and mortality of typhoid fever in Dong Thap province had reduced gradually in the last 10 years. The number of typhoid fever between 1999 and 2003 was equal to a third cases occurred between 1994 and 1998. There had been 29 of dead cases resulting from typhoid fever for ten years. The highest number of dead cases in 1995 was 6. The death to incidence ratio was 0.076%