Minister: Lack of screening may be cause of typhoid outbreak


KUALA LUMPUR: Illegal immigrants working as food handlers in the city are being looked at as the possible cause for the rise in typhoid cases here.

The disease, which is more commonly seen in rural areas, has seen a spike in the city with 32 cases reported since August.

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