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Typhoid alert in Negri Sembilan

SEREMBAN: Three suspected cases of typhoid were detected in Negri Sembilan yesterday, prompting a statewide alert on a possible outbreak.
State Health, Science, Technology and Innovation Committee chairman Datuk Yu Chok Tow said the three cases were reported in Gemencheh, Tampin and Jelebu.
She said the first case in Gemencheh involved a married couple, both of whom were medical staff at the district clinic while a housewife was referred as a suspected carrier.
“We are monitoring the whole situation including collecting samples from the 23 premises visited by the three in the last 21 days,” she said here yesterday.
Yu said that based on the information gathered, the three had not visited Kelantan since January this year.
“We are still probing the source where the three could have possibly contracted the harmful bacteria,” she said.
Yu said a “typhoid alert” had been issued to all clinics and hospitals in the state, and the department had set up typhoid operations rooms at district clinics in Tampin and Jelebu.