A new drug-resistant (XDR) strain of typhoid in Pakistan is just a small genetic step away from becoming completely untreatable—and health experts expect it to spread worldwide, thanks to extensive Pakistani migration and “asylum seekers” in western countries.
According to a report in the Arstechnica science magazine, Ttphoid fever, caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi bacteria, is endemic to Pakistan, caused directly by “poor infrastructure, crowded urban areas, and insufficient access to healthcare.” Continue reading “Drug-Resistant Typhoid in Pakistan “To Go Worldwide””