RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 1 : Fiji - Epidemic Hazard

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Situation Update No. 1 Posted:2010-03-22, 17:22:31 [UTC] Ref.no.: EH-20100322-25412-FJI Situation Update No. 1 On 2010-03-29 at 03:51:29 [UTC] Event: Epidemic Hazard Location: Fiji Statewide Situation: The first case of typhoid has been identified in Fiji two weeks after Cyclone Tomas hit the Pacific nation. The first patient, a worker in a local Catholic parish, lives in an area that has been hit by outbreaks of the disease in the past. Two years ago an outbreak in the region killed a school teacher and hospitalised seven students. Village elders are urging locals to abide by the advice of health workers to boil all drinking water and wash their hands regularly. A large number of officials are on their way to the northern district of Tunuloa to control the outbreak, and the ministry of health is in the process of getting a typhoid vaccine, a first for Fiji. Village elders are said to be worried about the disease spreading quickly without the vaccine, which officials say should be in the country shortly. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu