The Widal test is one of the most over-utilised diagnostic tests for typhoid fever in developing countries ever since its introduction over 100 years ago. This test demonstrates the presence of ...

Amid renewed discussions among certain physicians questioning the validity of the widal test for diagnosing typhoid fever, the National President, Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of ...

I am a 39 years old man who had typhoid vaccine 9 months back. On the routine examination of blood, I was found reactive to salmonella. I have no fever or any other complaints. Can the vaccinne I took ...

Wrong widal tests have contributed to the misdiagnosis and poor management of typhoid fever in Nigeria, Daily Trust investigations have shown. A medical laboratory scientist, Ndubuisi Ebitea, said the ...

Medical doctors have said that Widal test, a popular laboratory investigation prescribed by many hospitals for the diagnosis of typhoid in Nigeria, is no longer valid for the clinical diagnosis and ...

Monrovia — A prominent global infectious disease expert, Dr. Dougbeh Christopher Nyan has proposed the banning of the Widal Test in Liberia, a serological testing method commonly used for diagnosis of ...

The Commissioner for Health in Anambra State, Vincent Okpala, has said that Typhoid fever in Nigeria is not as common as it has been made to be. Mr Okpala told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka ...

Pune: Typhoid cases have risen 65% to 112 in the first half of this year as compared to 68 in the same period in 2024, PMC data showed, with experts highlighting an increase in patients with prolonged ...