Record number of travel-linked typhoid cases

Typhoid surges in UK as record number of Britons return from holiday with Victorian-era illness

Travel-related typhoid and paratyphoid infections have surged to unprecedented levels across the UK, with health authorities recording 702 cases in 2024.The UK Health Security Agency revealed these provisional figures represent an 8 per cent increase from the previous year and the highest number ever documented in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.The record-breaking statistics have prompted urgent warnings from health officials, who are call…

What is typhoid? Warning to travellers as typhoid and paratyphoid cases reach all'-time high

British travellers are being urged to take extra precautions when travelling abroad this year following a huge jump in the recorded number of travel-linked typhoid cases.

Record number of travel-linked typhoid cases

Health experts have urged people to get the Travel Health Pro website before going abroad. Typhoid and paratyphoid cases linked to travel have reached an all-time high, health officials have said. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has urged people to make sure they have done all they can to prevent infections linked to travel after seeing a rise in cases. New provisional figures from the health body show that there were 702 cases of typhoid …

UK tourists issued major health warning after spike in travel-linked infections

Among the illnesses causing concern are typhoid and paratyphoid fever, as well as malaria and dengue

UKHSA urges travellers to take steps to avoid infection abroad

Typhoid and paratyphoid cases reach record high while Malaria cases remain high despite small dip in cases.