Please boil all drinking water, wash your hands regularly and practice hygiene at all times.

These precautionary measures come to light as a number of people have been seen at hospitals with typhoid.

The Health Spokesperson Iliesa Tora said that 16 people in the Central-Eastern Division have been found to be suffering from Typhoid which is a large number.

Tora said the Health Officials are now on the ground to find out why is the disease spreading rapidly as the reports they are receiving is mainly coming from the rural areas.