[F12.49. TYPHOID/PARATYPHOID FEVER ( Salmonella typhi/paratyphi ) U.K.
Clinical Criteria U.K.
Any person with at least one of the following two:
Onset of sustained fever
At least two of the following four:
Headache
Relative bradycardia
Non-productive cough
Diarrhoea, constipation, malaise or abdominal pain
Paratyphoid fever has the same symptoms as typhoid fever, however usually a milder course
Laboratory Criteria U.K.
Isolation of Salmonella typhi or paratyphi from a clinical specimen
Epidemiological Criteria U.K.
At least one of the following three epidemiological links:
Exposure to a common source
Human to human transmission
Exposure to contaminated food/drinking water
Case Classification U.K.
A. Possible case NA U.K.
B. Probable case U.K.
Any person meeting the clinical criteria and with an epidemiological link
C. Confirmed case U.K.
Any person meeting the clinical and the laboratory criteria]
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Implementing Decision of 8 August 2012 amending Decision 2002/253/EC laying down case definitions for reporting communicable diseases to the Community network under Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document C(2012) 5538) (Text with EEA relevance) (2012/506/EU).