Increase in Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi A infections in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, January 2011 to August 2013

E Vlieghe; T Phe; B De Smet; C H Veng; C Kham; D Sar; J van Griensven; K Lim; S Thai; J Jacobs

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES2013.18.39.20592

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Increase in Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi A infections in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, January 2011 to August 2013
E Vlieghe¹ , T Phe² , B De Smet¹ , C H Veng² , C Kham² , D Sar² , J van Griensven^1,2 , K Lim² , S Thai² , J Jacobs¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium ² Sihanouk Hospital Centre of HOPE, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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Citation style for this article: Vlieghe E, Phe T, De Smet B, Veng C H, Kham C, Sar D, van Griensven J, Lim K, Thai S, Jacobs J. Increase in Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi A infections in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, January 2011 to August 2013. Euro Surveill. 2013;18(39):pii=20592. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES2013.18.39.20592 Received: 23 Sept 2013

Abstract

We report an increased number of Salmonella enterica Paratyphi A infections in adults in Cambodia. Between January 2011 and August 2013, 71 S. Paratyphi A isolates were recovered from blood cultures, representing a 44-fold increase compared to July 2007 to December 2010, while monthly numbers of cultures did not change. Infections with S. Typhi increased two-fold in the same period. Most cases came from the capital Phnom Penh. These findings warrant epidemiological investigation to support public health measures.