Bahrain contains typhoid spread

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Eighteen people from across the country who contracted the disease were believed to have been infected while abroad or from people here who travelled overseas.

Health Ministry disease control section chief and acting director of public health Dr Mona Al Mousawi said the ministry’s food control section had taken samples from patients, restaurants, water tanks in their homes and the main water supply in their areas.

All tests turned negative, she said.

"We have had no more cases and no more transmission of the disease," she told the GDN.

"The cases were from different areas of the country and we expect they either got the disease through travel or it came from carriers and this is how it spread to the people."

Typhoid is spread through contaminated food and water or from being in close contact with an infected person.

Symptoms include fever, abdominal pain, body ache and diarrhoea.

However, a person having a fever for three days or more with no other symptoms may also be suspected of having typhoid.

Symptoms can last from a few days to three weeks, but usually between a week and 10 days.

Suspected cases are usually referred to the hospital and those testing positive are given antibiotics or other medicines depending on the requirements.

 

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