Lancet Study Reveals Spread of ‘Increasingly’ Antibiotic-Resistant Typhoid Strains

A woman takes care of her daughter as she lies in bed at a temporary hospital suffering from typhoid fever on April 30, 2015, just days after a devastating earthquake struck Nepal near Kathmandu. David Ramos/Getty Images

The bacteria that cause typhoid fever have grown “increasingly antimicrobial-resistant” and have spread to several countries over the past 30 years, according to a study published in The Lancet Microbe journal on June 21.

Typhoid fever is a life-threatening infection caused by salmonella typhi (S. typhi), which typically spreads through contaminated food or water.