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A Prolonged Outbreak of Enteric Fever Associated With Illegal Miners in the City of Matlosana, South Africa, November 2020-September 2022.

Phuti SekwadiAnthony Marius SmithWellington MarumaGift MongologaGrace TseleMimmy NgomaneNomsa TauShannon WilliamsBolele DisenyengMahlaku SebiloaneLeigh JohnstonLinda ErasmusJuno Thomas
Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2024)
This outbreak predominantly affected illegal gold miners, likely due to the consumption of contaminated groundwater while working in a gold mine shaft. In addition, this investigation highlights the value of whole genome sequencing to detect clusters and support epidemiologic investigation of enteric fever outbreaks.
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