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Qech records 30,000 typhoid cases monthly
MONDAY, 29 APRIL 2013 09:23 MANA
Queen Elizabeth Central Hopsital (QECH) has been recording 30,000 cases of typhoid fever every month since January this year the hospital confirmed.
"The hospital has been receiving an increasing number of typhoid fever suspects mostly children since last year," said Qech Hospital Director Dr Andrew Gonani in a written response to a questionnaire.
Gonani added that most of them have a confirmed diagnosis of the disease as detected by the blood culture based surveillance that the hospital conducts among adults and children inpatients.
He said typhoid is a communicable disease that is spread by either eating contaminated food or drinking contaminated water, meaning that patiens might have interacted with an environment where there is a breakdown in hygiene and sanitation.
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MONDAY, 29 APRIL 2013 09:23 MANA
Queen Elizabeth Central Hopsital (QECH) has been recording 30,000 cases of typhoid fever every month since January this year the hospital confirmed.
"The hospital has been receiving an increasing number of typhoid fever suspects mostly children since last year," said Qech Hospital Director Dr Andrew Gonani in a written response to a questionnaire.
Gonani added that most of them have a confirmed diagnosis of the disease as detected by the blood culture based surveillance that the hospital conducts among adults and children inpatients.
He said typhoid is a communicable disease that is spread by either eating contaminated food or drinking contaminated water, meaning that patiens might have interacted with an environment where there is a breakdown in hygiene and sanitation.
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