Water-borne typhoid fever caused by an unusual Vi-phage type in Edinburgh.
Investigation of a small series of cases of typhoid fever infected in a river between 1963 and 1970 revealed that all were caused by a single source, a carrier of a rare phage type of Salmonella typhi. The contamination of the river resulted from an incorrect sewage connexion with a surface water drain outfall into the river.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001434:Bacteriophage Typing; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012483:Salmonella Phages; D012485:Salmonella typhi; D012498:Sanitary Engineering; D012606:Scotland; D012722:Sewage; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000382:microbiology*; D014871:Water Microbiology
D012722:Sewage