Open AccessA Case Report of a Typhoid Fever Outbreak with an Uncommon Vehicle and Source of Salmonella Enterica Serotype Typhi
Author(s) -
Douglas W Mushi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of clinical case studies reviews and reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2634-680X
DOI - 10.47363/jccsr/2020(3)164
Subject(s) - typhoid fever , salmonella typhi , serotype , feces , outbreak , veterinary medicine , biology , salmonella enterica , salmonella , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , bacteria , biochemistry , genetics , escherichia coli , gene
Two goat caretakers aged 19 and 25 years old were infected with Salmonella enterica serovar typhi (S. typhi); both had eaten raw carrots from a garden enriched with goat faeces in typhoid endemic region of Morogoro, Tanzania. S. typhi strains isolated from garden soils and carrots proved to be from goat faeces. This data provide evidence for the spread of typhoid fever through carrots contaminated by faeces from goats contained transient S. typhi.