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Context: Typhoid fever is a potentially severe bacterial systemic infection. The current incidence of typhoid fever worldwide is 21.6 to 26.9 million cases per year. The outcome of the infection is fatal in 1 to 4% of cases, which corresponds to 216 000 deaths per year in 2000. In Africa an incidence of 10 to 100 cases per 100 000 inhabitants per year is reported. It poses a real public health problem. Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of typhoid fever at the Reference General Hospital in the city of Beni in the DRC. Material and methods: The medical records collected from the bedridden patients at Beni Reference General Hospital during the period 2012 to 2016 were used as material in this cross-sectional descriptive study. Results: The results show different annual frequencies of typhoid fever, the highest of which was 9.1% and the smallest of 1.7%. There were more women than men for different years of schooling. The town of Bungubuhad more cases than other towns. Conclusion: Typhoid fever is still present in Beni town, efforts should be combined with clinicians and the provincial ministry of health to achieve a significant reduction in the prevalence of this endemic disease.

Profile of the prevalence of typhoid fever at the Beni Reference General Hospital in the city of Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo