Public Health Operational Guidelines for Typhoid and Paratyphoid (Enteric Fever)

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Authors:

Health Protection Agency, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health

Publication date: February 2012

Synopsis

The aim of this guidance is to support public health practitioners in identifying the sources of typhoid or paratyphoid infection, and reduce the risks of secondary transmission.

This guidance is destined to be used in conjunction with the accompanying template letter/fact sheet and the enteric fever enhanced surveillance questionnaire.

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Template letter and factsheet for contacts of a case of enteric fever (Word Document, 34 KB)

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Additional information

Enhanced surveillance of enteric fever - questionnaire

Typhoid topic

Paratyphoid topic

Last reviewed: 21 February 2012