The Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed one death in a possible typhoid fever outbreak in Matag-ob town in Leyte province.
Health units in the province had also recorded the cases of 40 people who had been experiencing on and off fever for the past several days.
The DOH has confirmed that contaminated water in the town was the reason for the cases of fever. The department has sent chlorine to treat the contaminated water.
Health authorities said the typhoid outbreak in the town has been controlled.
However, in Bato town, health authorities noted an increase in number of cases of cholera. From 81, it was increased by 19 more cases.
"An outbreak might happen if health authorities will not intensify the campaign against this disease. What we need here is to inform everyone about food sanitation and hygiene," said DOH regional sentinel nurse Boyd Cerro.
Meanwhile, four families has been reported affected with typhoid in Nula-Tula, Tacloban City.
The city health office, however, has yet to confirm the cases. Medicines and chlorine for water treatment have been brought to the affected barangay.
"They are still isolated cases but still we are sending aid to the patients," said Dr. Jaime Opinion, city health officer. Melanie Bingco, ABS-CBN Tacloban
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