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Health Dept. Investigates Typhoid Fever Cases In Garfield Co.
Posted: Feb 16, 2015 9:47 PM CST Updated: Feb 16, 2015 9:47 PM CST
BY JOLEEN CHANEY, NEWS 9
GARFIELD COUNTY, Oklahoma - It's a rare disease, but health officials said there are now confirmed cases of typhoid fever in Garfield County. The Oklahoma Department of Health said it is monitoring the developing situation and releasing few details about the reported cases.
They're investigating a small cluster of Typhoid Fever cases that confined to Garfield County.
“At this point, it's isolated to a single family source, and there isn't any indication of the risk of transmission or any threat to the community at this point,” Oklahoma State Department of Health Spokesperson Tommy Sellars said.
Sellars said the illness is uncommon in Oklahoma and very few people are ever diagnosed with it. Each year about 400 cases were reported in the entire country and only one to two a year in Oklahoma alone.
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http://www.news9.com/story/28123271/...in-garfield-co
Posted: Feb 16, 2015 9:47 PM CST Updated: Feb 16, 2015 9:47 PM CST
BY JOLEEN CHANEY, NEWS 9
GARFIELD COUNTY, Oklahoma - It's a rare disease, but health officials said there are now confirmed cases of typhoid fever in Garfield County. The Oklahoma Department of Health said it is monitoring the developing situation and releasing few details about the reported cases.
They're investigating a small cluster of Typhoid Fever cases that confined to Garfield County.
“At this point, it's isolated to a single family source, and there isn't any indication of the risk of transmission or any threat to the community at this point,” Oklahoma State Department of Health Spokesperson Tommy Sellars said.
Sellars said the illness is uncommon in Oklahoma and very few people are ever diagnosed with it. Each year about 400 cases were reported in the entire country and only one to two a year in Oklahoma alone.
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http://www.news9.com/story/28123271/...in-garfield-co