24 typhoid cases reported in Tshwane: Investigation underway

By Levy Masiteng

A total of 24 laboratory-confirmed cases of typhoid fever have been reported in the City of Tshwane, with the majority of cases in Hammanskraal and Bronkhorstspruit.

The patients, all under 15 years old, were admitted to Jubilee Hospital in Hammanskraal. Julia Aphane, the hospital’s senior nursing manager, said the children presented with diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps, and dehydration—symptoms similar to those experienced during the cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal in 2023.

The City of Tshwane said it has launched an investigation into the outbreak, working closely with the Department of Health, the Department of Water and Sanitation, and the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD). Preliminary results from recent drinking water samples have not established an epidemiological link, and the source of the outbreak remains unknown.

“We urge all communities to follow hygiene protocols, including washing hands with soap and water, and to store water safely,” said