Enteric Fever and Invasive Nontyphoidal Salmonellosis--9th International Conference on Typhoid and Invasive NTS Disease, Bali, Indonesia, April 30-May 3, 2015.

Abstract

Invasive salmonellosis causes a spectrum of diseases, including enteric fever (i.e., typhoid and paratyphoid fever) and nontyphoidal Salmonella (NTS) infection (1). This group of bacterial pathogens continues to inflict a large burden of disease globally, especially in countries with low and middle incomes (2). No global control strategy yet exists because of multiple challenges, such as low availability of effective vaccines, poor access to clean water and sanitation, lack of regional or national data, and difficulties in scaling up interventions. Recent progress in vaccine development, technology transfer, and disease surveillance has increased prospects of typhoid fever control and eventual control of paratyphoid and NTS.