Source: https://www.geo.tv/latest/149448-mul...ggest-outbreak
Friday Jul 14 2017
Khawar Khan
Multi-drug resistance typhoid: Experts warn about 'world?s biggest outbreak'
KARACHI: More than 250 children have been affected by Multi-drug resistant typhoid (MDR) typhoid in Hyderabad, said Dr Farah Qamar, the Assistant Professor of Pediatric at the Aga Khan University Hospital.
Qamar, who conducted a survey in different areas of Hyderabad and Karachi, warns that it is ?typhoid at its worst?, adding that the two cities are seeing the biggest outbreak of MDR.
In Karachi, 15 children have been affected by the outbreak, Dr Qamar added.
The worst affected areas of Karachi, where an antibiotic-resistant strain of typhoid is circulating, were found to be Lyari, North Karachi, Gulshan-e-Hadeed, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Malir and Ibrahim Haydri.
Areas in Hyderabad affected by the outbreak include Bhittai Colony, Qasimabad, Wehdat colony, where the affectees include children under the age of two to five years.
According to Dr Qamar, the primary reason for the outbreak is un-chlorinated water, contaminated water and poor sanitation and sewerage conditions, which have contributed to an increase in MDR germs in the environment...
Friday Jul 14 2017
Khawar Khan
Multi-drug resistance typhoid: Experts warn about 'world?s biggest outbreak'
KARACHI: More than 250 children have been affected by Multi-drug resistant typhoid (MDR) typhoid in Hyderabad, said Dr Farah Qamar, the Assistant Professor of Pediatric at the Aga Khan University Hospital.
Qamar, who conducted a survey in different areas of Hyderabad and Karachi, warns that it is ?typhoid at its worst?, adding that the two cities are seeing the biggest outbreak of MDR.
In Karachi, 15 children have been affected by the outbreak, Dr Qamar added.
The worst affected areas of Karachi, where an antibiotic-resistant strain of typhoid is circulating, were found to be Lyari, North Karachi, Gulshan-e-Hadeed, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Malir and Ibrahim Haydri.
Areas in Hyderabad affected by the outbreak include Bhittai Colony, Qasimabad, Wehdat colony, where the affectees include children under the age of two to five years.
According to Dr Qamar, the primary reason for the outbreak is un-chlorinated water, contaminated water and poor sanitation and sewerage conditions, which have contributed to an increase in MDR germs in the environment...
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