{"id":71347,"date":"2018-11-06T06:42:04","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T04:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.times.mw\/?p=71347"},"modified":"2018-11-06T06:42:04","modified_gmt":"2018-11-06T04:42:04","slug":"typhoid-kills-two-in-mzuzu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/index.php\/2018\/11\/06\/typhoid-kills-two-in-mzuzu\/","title":{"rendered":"Typhoid kills two in Mzuzu"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Feston Malekezo: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Mzuzu Central Hospital (MCH) has confirmed the death of two people due to typhoid fever which has hit some parts of the city.<\/p>\n

The hospital\u2019s spokesperson, Arnold Kayira, said the two are from the same family. He was, however, quick to say the situation is stable.<\/p>\n

Kayira said two other members of the affected family had been admitted to the hospital while four more were quarantined.<\/p>\n

\u201cI should report that the situation is stable. Since we received the cases, we have not admitted any [ more patient]. We have only two patients in the hospital whose condition is stable; they have been treated,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The hospital\u2019s decision to quarantine the house of the affected people came after community members raised an alarm.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter the death of the two people, community members came to report that two other children had symptoms similar to those who died. So they [children] were quickly brought to the hospital and their house was sprayed with chemicals as a preventive measure,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Kayira said this is the first time the hospital has had a typhoid<\/a> fever outbreak but reiterated that it is only one family that had been affected.<\/p>\n

Ministry of Health spokesperson, Joshua Malango, said the outbreak is due to poor hygienic practices.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust as it does with typhoid, cholera and other diarrheal diseases, the Ministry of Health is working hand in hand with its partners: governmental and non-governmental organisations to improve the situation of water, sanitation and hygiene. We have also intensified community engagement and education on the prevention and control of typhoid,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Some reports are connecting the outbreak to the nearby filthy Nsilo Waste Management Facility whose wastes attract flies that spread to the city carrying disease-causing germs.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, health rights activist, George Jobe, has called upon the government to treat the outbreak with urgency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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