Typhoid fever strikes Manus Island refugees

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  • An outbreak of typhoid fever has struck refugees detained by Australia on Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island.
  • Suspected cases of the illness are affecting men in all three refugee detention centres on the island.
  • Fr Licini said food given to the men in the three camps was prepared in different kitchens but all were supplied with water from the same river.
  • He estimated between 15 and 20 men were symptomatic.