Risk for traveller

For most travellers, the risk of enteric fever is low.
The risk is higher for travellers who travel for a longer period of time to the Indian subcontinent or who travel to their country of origin to visit family and friends, especially if they stay in poor hygienic conditions.

Risk areas

Typhoid and paratyphoid fever are endemic in tropical and subtropical regions, especially in regions were water and food are unsafe, and sanitation is poor. The incidence is the highest on the Indian sub-continent (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal). There is also increasing antibiotic resistance in this region. The disease also occurs in other areas in Asia and Africa. The risk in Latin America is low.
Among travellers, most cases occur in individuals returning from the Indian subcontinent.

Meer info: Typhoid fever. WANDA.be