NINE cases of typhoid fever have been reported since November 2 until yesterday in Belaga district, Kapit division, Sarawak, said Health Director-General  Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

He said the victims had been admitted to Bintulu Hospital for treatment, and the situation was under control with no deaths reported.

“Preliminary investigations at the locality of the epidemic found the gravity piped water supply system not functioning well.

“The Sarawak Health Department, with the cooperation of the relevant parties, are doing repairs,” he said, adding that surveillance on typhoid fever, including active detection of cases in Long Urun and nearby villages was being stepped up.

Typhoid is a disease which is spread by food and water contaminated with the  Salmonella typhimurium bacteria.

Those infected will have fever, headache, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, stomach ache and diarrhoea. – Bernama, November 25, 2017.