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ArticleBulletin of the World Health Organization2026

A case for eliminating Widal testing for enteric fever, India.

Kamini Walia, Ram Gopalakrishnan, Priscilla Rupali, Camilla Rodrigues, V Ramasubramanian, Veeraraghavan Balaji, Vinod Ohri, Navin Dang, Chand Wattal, Himanshu Reddy and 2 more

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12 authors.

Kamini WaliaDivision of Descriptive Studies, Indian Council of Medical Research, Ansarinagar, New Delhi - 110029, India.
Ram GopalakrishnanDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India.
Priscilla RupaliDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, India.
Camilla RodriguesDepartment of Microbiology, PD Hinduja National Hospital, Mumbai, India.
V RamasubramanianDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India.
Veeraraghavan BalajiDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, India.
Vinod OhriDivision of Descriptive Studies, Indian Council of Medical Research, Ansarinagar, New Delhi - 110029, India.
Navin DangDang Pathology Laboratory, New Delhi, India.
Chand WattalInstitute of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Himanshu ReddyDepartment of Medicine, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India.
Nitin BansalDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India.
Hina SinghDivision of Descriptive Studies, Indian Council of Medical Research, Ansarinagar, New Delhi - 110029, India.

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PMID42820186
PMCPMC13626534

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