Analysing the Typhoid Outbreak Investigation in Tajikistan

Analysing the Typhoid Outbreak Investigation in Tajikistan

Introduction

Typhoid in Tajikistan broke out after the civil war in Dushanbe’s capital city. The report is about the Typhoid Outbreak Investigation in Tajikistan done by the Sanitary Epidemiologic Service (SES). It will discuss the background, and investigation, summarize the key findings and give recommendations to public health for interventions to control the outbreak.

Background

Typhoid in Tajikistan was first noted in February 1997 when typhoid fevers were reported in the capital city of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, which had a population of about 600,000 citizens by then (Arnold et al. 2007). Despite the fact, the fever was endemic at…