Seroincidence of Enteric Fever, Juba, South Sudan

Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Nov;28(11):2316-2320. doi: 10.3201/eid2811.220239.

Abstract

We applied a new serosurveillance tool to estimate typhoidal Salmonella burden using samples collected during 2020 from a population in Juba, South Sudan. By using dried blood spot testing, we found an enteric fever seroincidence rate of 30/100 person-years and cumulative incidence of 74% over a 4-year period.

Keywords: Juba; Paratyphi; Salmonella enterica; South Sudan; Typhi; bacteria; enteric fever; enteric infections; salmonella; typhoidal salmonella.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Paratyphoid Fever* / epidemiology
  • Salmonella
  • Salmonella paratyphi A
  • Salmonella typhi
  • South Sudan / epidemiology
  • Typhoid Fever* / epidemiology