The ministry said reported cases of the disease were on the increase and many people had been admitted to hospitals. Adding that it was investigating the cause of the outbreak, it advised the public to drink water from safe sources and not to eat at unhygienic establishments. Typhoid fever is transmitted by food and water contaminated by the faeces and urine of patients and carriers.
Polluted water is the most common source of typhoid.
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