26/11/2025
TYPHOID ALERT!
Usually vomit and diarrhoea with or without fever.
It can be very serious especially in the very young, old and immune compromised.
It can be treated with:
Azithromycin for 3 days, hydration electrolytes and fever meds.
The Ministry of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has commended the swift action undertaken by the City of Tshwane (CoT), DWS, and the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) following the recent typhoid cases reported in the Hammanskraal and Bronkhorstspruit areas.
