Background
deaths, typhoid fever, typhoid
DISEASE, TYPHOID FEVER, ENTERIC FEVER, TYPHOID
Globally, typhoid fever remains a major cause of high morbidity and mortality, with an estimated 9.24 million cases and 110,000 deaths being associated with the disease in 2019 [The rise in drug-resistant cases of enteric fever limits treatment options and necessitates the implementation of other control measures such as improved sanitation and clean water supplies. However, the development of such infrastructure is a long-term solution, and the WHO recommends the programmatic of typhoid conjugate vaccines (TCVs) to reduce the burden of this disease [Within India, data from the SEFI network and other studies have shown that TCV rollout is a cost-effective strategy to reduce the burden of typhoid in the country, and especially among children and young adults in urban areas who are disproportionally affected by it [