Typhoid outbreak in rural workers in Tairāwhiti, New Zealand

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  • Six cases of typhoid, a potentially fatal bacterial disease, have been identified in a team of rural workers in Tairāwhiti.
  • The outbreak began with one of the team members who recently returned from overseas, Te Whatu Ora said, and control measures have been put in place to prevent it spreading further.
  • “This is a small but significant outbreak confined to a rurally based work group,” Te Whatu Ora medical officer of health Dr Jim Miller said.
  • The local public health service is monitoring the situation and is in regular contact with the group to ensure that support is in place and any further illness in those already possibly exposed, is treated promptly, Health NZ said in a statement.