A RAPID ASSESSMENT OF TYPHOID REPORTING SYSTEM, KELANTAN, MALAYSIA, 2001

Authors

  • Wan Mansor H Epidemiology Unit, Kelantan State Health Department, Malaysia & International Field Epidemiology Training Program (Inter-FETP), Bureau of Epidemiology, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand
  • Wan Mohd. Sulaili WS Epidemiology Unit, Kelantan State Health Department, Malaysia
  • Khalid Y Epidemiology Unit, Kelantan State Health Department, Malaysia
  • Hamzah AM Kota Bharu District Health Office, Kelantan, Malaysia
  • Abdul Haris M Kota Bharu District Health Office, Kelantan, Malaysia
  • Hani MH Epidemiology Unit, Kelantan State Health Department, Malaysia
  • Ooyub S Disease Control Division, Ministry of Health, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Chuleeporn J International Field Epidemiology Training Program (Inter-FETP), Bureau of Epidemiology, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37268/mjphm/vol.5/no.1/art.2256

Keywords:

Typhoid fever, reporting system, communicable diseases surveillance, Salmonella typhii, Malaysia

Abstract

A study was conducted in Kelantan, Malaysia, in the year 2001, to assess the typhoid reporting coverage and timeliness, and to estimate the annual incidence. Cases were persons given the diagnosis of typhoid clinically, and confirmed cases are those with positive laboratory results. In all, 174/252 (69%) cases (95% CI= 63%-75%) were reported, of which 89/131 (83%) within 7 days of diagnosis. The estimated annual typhoid incidence in Kelantan is 37/100,000.

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Published

2005-03-01

How to Cite

Wan Mansor H, Wan Mohd. Sulaili WS, Khalid Y, Hamzah AM, Abdul Haris M, Hani MH, … Chuleeporn J. (2005). A RAPID ASSESSMENT OF TYPHOID REPORTING SYSTEM, KELANTAN, MALAYSIA, 2001 . Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 5(1), 27–30. https://doi.org/10.37268/mjphm/vol.5/no.1/art.2256

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2005): Volume 5 No.1

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