Results for health advisory

Two cases of typhoid fever confirmed in Tongatapu this week are currently under investigation by the Public Health Division of the Ministry of Health, which is urging the public to practise good personal hygiene. The patients, two males aged 17 and 21 from the same household in Hofoa, were admitted to Vaiola Hospital on 16 and 17 January. They were confirmed as typhoid cases on Wednesday and Thursday and are now reported to be in stable condition.