Several samples collected in Lusaka\u2019s Matero, Garden and Chipata Townships have tested positive for Typhoid in the first test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is according to Zambia National Public Health Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ZNPHI Director General Professor Roma Chilengi says the samples tested positive through screening and have now been subjected for a second test called culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prof. Roma Chilengi says Typhoid is not new in Lusaka which comes about due to use of contaminated water, food and unsanitary facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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