Medical staff from the Health Ministry are now visiting villages in the Naitasiri province on a daily basis to closely monitor the recent Typhoid outbreak.
This comes after there were thirty-one confirmed cases of Typhoid from only certain areas of Naitasiri.
Minister responsible, Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete says with a lot of functions happening in the lead up to the festive season, its crucial the disease does not spread.
Dr. Waqainabete says Typhoid can be fatal as it’s a bacterial infection that can lead to a high fever, diarrhoea, and vomiting.
He adds that villagers are to boil all drinking water.
” I can assure that obviously the public health team have been working daily in these villages and one of the strategies is identifying the water source to ensure people in these areas have access to safe and clean drinking water that they’ve been utilizing.” Meanwhile, the public health teams on the ground are educating families on safe food preparation, food handling and proper hygiene practices.
The Ministry is urging Fijians to postpone non-essential travel to the affected areas and exercise precautionary measures.
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