Public Advisory Typhoid Outbreak - North

The Ministry of Health and Medical Services has recorded a resurgence of Typhoid cases in the Cakaudrove Medical Sub-Division.

As of today, six (6) cases of Typhoid have been confirmed for Waivunia Village in Nasavusavu and Natua Village in Wailevu West.

Movement restrictions have been imposed for villagers of Waivunia six (6) days ago while

villagers of Natua are onto their (3) third day.

The Cakaudrove Sub-Divisional Outbreak Response Team (SDORT) in collaboration with

other stakeholders namely the Police Force, Cakaudrove Provincial Council and NGO’s

(Tyfive), have implemented containment measures to prevent further outbreak in these two

villages.

Containment Measures

Apart from the restriction of movement in these two (2) villages, other containment measures

include;

• Isolation and management of positive cases;
• Fever screening with a use of thermal guns at village checkpoint which is manned 24/7;
• Distribution of WASH Kits for immediate families;
• Empower villagers to practice best hand washing practices;
• No social gathering;
• Community awareness by health teams on the ground;
• Contact tracing;
• Blood sampling for primary contacts;
• Testing of water samples as both villages have their own untreated water supplies;

Signs & Symptoms

Signs and symptoms of typhoid common in the six confirmed cases are high temperature, head

ache, general aches and pains and constipation.

The Ministry of Health & Medical Services wishes to advise members of the public to report to

your nearest health centre or medical facility if experiencing any of these signs and symptoms.

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