| Title |
Neurologic Manifestations Associated with an Outbreak of Typhoid Fever, Malawi - Mozambique, 2009: An Epidemiologic Investigation
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, December 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0046099 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
James Sejvar, Emily Lutterloh, Jeremias Naiene, Andrew Likaka, Robert Manda, Benjamin Nygren, Stephan Monroe, Tadala Khaila, Sara A. Lowther, Linda Capewell, Kashmira Date, David Townes, Yanique Redwood, Joshua Schier, Beth Tippett Barr, Austin Demby, Macpherson Mallewa, Sam Kampondeni, Ben Blount, Michael Humphrys, Deborah Talkington, Gregory L. Armstrong, Eric Mintz |
| Abstract |
The bacterium Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi causes typhoid fever, which is typically associated with fever and abdominal pain. An outbreak of typhoid fever in Malawi-Mozambique in 2009 was notable for a high proportion of neurologic illness. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 33% |
| Spain | 1 | 17% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 2 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 87 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 16 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 13% |
| Researcher | 10 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 8 | 9% |
| Other | 17 | 19% |
| Unknown | 14 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 37 | 42% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 5% |
| Neuroscience | 3 | 3% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 10 | 11% |
| Unknown | 25 | 28% |