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Why is the typhoid vaccine not routinely given in the u.s.?
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Extremely rare: Almost all cases of typhoid fever in U.S. Contracted the infection abroad. Therefore, typhoid vaccine is recommended only to the travelers to the endemic area.
Answered 3/22/2012
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