Chris Dall: Outbreak XDR typhoid Pakistan affected more than 5,200 people

Circulating strain of XDR Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi, resistant to five classes of antibiotics, first reported in the Hyderabad district of Sindh province in 2016.  WHO: risk of acquiring XDR typhoid in Pakistan high because of insufficient access to clean water and poor sanitation and hygiene.

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