Acute Communicable Disease Control

County of Los Angeles
Department of Public Health
Acute Communicable Disease Control
313 N. Figueroa Street, #212
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: (213) 240-7941
Fax: (213) 482-4856
Email:acdc2@ph.lacounty.gov

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Typhoid Fever, Carrier

The chronic typhoid carrier state can occur following symptomatic or subclinical infections of Salmonella typhi. Among untreated cases, 10% will shed bacteria for three months after initial onset of symptoms and 2-5% will become chronic carriers. The chronic carrier state occurs most commonly among middle-aged women.

• Los Angeles County: Annual Morbidity Reports (2001-2016) - Typhoid Fever, Acute and Carrier 
• Los Angeles County: Annual Morbidity Reports (2001-2012) - Typhoid Fever, Carrier 
• ACDC: A Manual of Departmental Rules, Regulations and Control Procedures
• Typhoid Carrier Case Report 
  • LAC: ACDC's Epidemiologic Case History Forms Web Page
• LAC: Reported Cases of Selected Diseases (2011-2016) 
• LAC: Reported Cases of Selected Diseases (2005-2010) 
• LAC: Reported Cases of Selected Diseases (1999-2004) 
• ACDC: Food and Water Safety Page

Additional Resources

• CDC: Typhoid Fever General Information
• CDC: Travelers' Health: Yellow Book
• CDPH: Typhoid Fever