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Africa-Press – Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>A peculiar disease has reportedly claimed the lives of three children and left 20 others hospitalised at Neno District Hospital.<\/p>\n

Caroline Banda, spokesperson for Neno District Health Office, told The Daily Times that the disease is exhibiting symptoms resembling malaria.<\/p>\n

Banda indicated that despite this, none of the patients have been diagnosed with malaria.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople diagnosed with the disease are presenting symptoms such as diarrhoea, fever, vomiting, headaches and stomach pains. The affected individuals are predominantly children,\u201d Banda said.<\/p>\n

She added that authorities are currently investigating the cause of the disease.<\/p>\n

George Jobe<\/b>Meanwhile, health rights activist George Jobe has called for prompt action on the issue.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe expect authorities to promptly initiate surveillance to identify the nature of the disease and its mode of transmission for rapid containment.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe should also consider that Neno previously faced an outbreak of typhoid, which initially presented as a peculiar disease. Hence, it is crucial to ascertain if there is any link to typhoid,\u201d Jobe said.<\/p>\n

Endemic in Malawi, typhoid fever most heavily affects children under 15 years of age, with available data showing a rise in cases following an increase in drug resistance.<\/p>\n

Medical experts note that the disease consumes time, money and productivity from those infected and their families and is associated with numerous long-term complications.<\/p>\n

\u201cNeno has experienced recurring typhoid fever epidemics,\u201d researcher Treza Laston wrote in a journal article on factors associated with recurring typhoid fever epidemics in the district.<\/p>\n

In the previous outbreak three years ago, children under the age of 10 were the most affected.<\/p>\n

Currently, there are no reports of any peculiar disease in Mozambique, which shares a border with Neno District.<\/p>\n

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