MidnightWatcher – Prophecy in Motion

“CEBU, Philippines – The 81 cases of typhoid fever reported in one barangay of the town of Alegria in the southwestern side of Cebu have puzzled health officials.

The Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) is trying to find out what caused the outbreak in Barangay Valencia.

Alegria has a total of 9 barangays, but only residents of Valencia have been affected.

Provincial Health Officer Cristina Giango said that of the 81 cases, 27 are confined at the Badian District Hospital and in Reinhard Hospital in Alegria.

She said that their personnel are already in Alegria since last Saturday to distribute medicine and conduct health education.

Jen Lerio, head nurse of the Alegria Rural Health Unit, told The FREEMAN that typhoid fever is a waterborne disease which is usually acquired when one drinks contaminated water.

Octavios Acebo, the municipal sanitary inspector, said that they conducted a water test on July 5 and the result showed it was negative of Escherichia coli or Ecoli bacteria.

Ecoli bacteria are commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms including humans. These bacteria can cause serious illness, which eventually lead to death if not treated immediately.” Read more.