Abstract. The diagnostic
value of the
Widal test was assessed in an endemic area. The
test was done on 300
normal individuals, 297 non-typhoidal fevers and 275 bacteriologically proven cases of typhoid. Of 300
normal individuals, 2% had an H agglutinin titre of 1/160 and 5% had an O agglutinin titre of 1/160.
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