Typhoid Outbreak in North Fiji: Apprpriate Steps Taken

One person has died in the north while 65 others have been infected with the potentially deadly disease.

Acting Director Public Health Dr Josaia Samuela warned that the outbreak could easily hit the Central Division through infected people traveling from Vanua Levu to Viti Levu.
"Someone in the family diagnosed with typhoid travelling between the islands could easily pass it on,'' he said.

Dr Samuela said he was aware that this happened in 2005 when a patient from Savusavu transmitted the disease to an individual in Lami.

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