During the Spanish American War, for instance, where U.S. soldiers fought in both Cuba and the Philippines between 1898 and 1902, more than 5,000 U.S. troops died from diseases likely associated with typhoid and malaria. Jason A. Higgins, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2022 Of the 171,000 personnel who served abroad in that war, 20,700 contracted typhoid alone and more than 1,500 died. Jason A. Higgins, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2022 Waterborne diseases like measles and typhoid were already rampant in North Korea before the announcement country’s first covid-19 infection. Min Joo Kim, Washington Post, 17 June 2022 South Korean government officials believe the mysterious outbreak is likely to have been caused by either cholera or typhoid—both bacterial diseases contracted from contaminated water or food, Reuters reported. Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 16 June 2022 When Rechtin started her campaign, typhoid, cholera and syphilis outbreaks were still common occurrences. John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2022 Two days later, The Times reported on the quake and its aftermath, saying residents faced a water shortage and the threat of typhoid.Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2022 In it, an anonymous source discussed spreading typhoid via milk among British troops stationed in Dublin and infecting horses with glanders. Claas Kirchhelle, Wired, 11 Mar. 2022 One of the earliest biowarfare scares took place a century ago, in 1920, when news hit of an alleged plot by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) to disseminate typhoid and glanders among British troops in Dublin. Claas Kirchhelle, Wired, 11 Mar. 2022
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In the case of the Irish conflict, such an escalation took place within three days of the typhoid plot’s announcement. Claas Kirchhelle, Wired, 11 Mar. 2022 During the Spanish-American War, a typhoid-fever epidemic ravaged the U.S. Army, inflicting many more casualties than enemy bullets did. Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Nov. 2021 Leland Stanford, a former California governor and U.S. senator, founded Stanford with his wife, Jane, in 1885, the year after their 15-year-old son, Leland Stanford Jr., died of typhoid while traveling abroad, Miranda said. Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2022 In 1906 Thoby Stephen, to whom Bell was particularly close, contracted typhoid while on a holiday in Greece. Donna Rifkind, WSJ, 28 Jan. 2022 With that painful lesson in mind, the U.S. Army made typhoid vaccinations compulsory during World War II. Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Nov. 2021 The group compared results from another 14,000 children in Malawi who didn’t get the typhoid vaccine. Meredith Cohn, baltimoresun.com, 22 Sep. 2021 Other potentially fatal illnesses were also linked to milk, including diphtheria, typhoid and scarlet fever.New York Times, 27 Apr. 2021 My current yellow card lists rabies boosters, shingles shots, flu vaccine, typhoid vaccine, pneumonia vaccine, diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis vaccine and yellow fever vaccine. Catherine Watson, Star Tribune, 22 Mar. 2021 See More