Health Ministry identifies areas in the North likely to have an outbreak Leptospirosis, Typhoid, Dengue, and Diarrhoea

The Ministry of Health has identified areas in the Northern Division that are likely to have an outbreak of Leptospirosis, Typhoid, Dengue, and Diarrhoea after Tropical Cyclone Yasa.

Permanent Secretary Dr. James Fong says normally it takes at least a month for these cases to develop after a cyclone.

Dr. Fong says they have not received any reports of anything out of the ordinary as yet.

The Fiji Emergency Medical Assistance Team is in the Northern Division to carefully monitor the health situation after Tropical Cyclone Yasa.

They are establishing a 3 forward operating base.