Fears of a serious outbreak of typhoid continue to mount as most people are not heeding calls to practice basic hygiene, with food vendors still operating at undesignated sites with no ablution facilities nearby, a local daily has reported.
The Harare City Council this week confirmed that by last week, 15 typhoid cases had been confirmed, while 125 other suspected cases were being investigated
However, vendors were still selling food on the streets regardless of the fact that improper handling could increase chances of spreading the highly contagious disease.
Health officials warned people against buying food prepared on the streets, but many residents were not heeding their call and were still buying their lunch from vendors, who serve their meals mostly from dirty plastic containers.
Suburbs that have been affected include Glen Norah, Glen View, Hopley, Budiriro and Hatfield.
The residents, however, blamed the city fathers for failing to supply running water for domestic purposes, forcing many of them to use water from unorthodox sources.
- NewsDay
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