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Two typhoid related deaths reported in NegOcc: PHO

There were two typhoid related deaths involving senior citizens in Negros Occidental in January, Dr. Girlie Pinongan, Provincial Health Officer, said on Monday, Feb. 3.

A 69-year-old man in Victorias and a 72-year-old woman in Isabela died, she said.

The deaths were not from areas with high cases of typhoid fever, she said.

Typhoid cases in Negros Occidental rose by 100 percent with 80 cases as of Jan. 18 compared to 40 in the same period last year, she said.

They are investigating the source of water in the affected areas, including the method of preparing food, she said.

Pinongan said Kabankalan City had the highest number of reported typhoid fever cases at 16 followed by Hinoba-an with 13 cases.

Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson warned the public against increasing typhoid fever cases in Negros Occidental on Friday, Jan. 31.

Typhoid fever is an infectious disease caused by Salmonella typhi bacteria, a provincial government health advisory said.

It spreads through contaminated food and water or through close contact with someone who is infected.

Signs and symptoms of typhoid fever are sustained high fever, headaches, weakness, loss of appetite, either diarrhea or constipation, and abdominal discomfort, the advisory said.*

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