THE City has urged the public to not panic, following rumours about an outbreak of enteric fever.
eThekwini Municipality posted a statement on its Facebook page assuring the public that there is no outbreak of enteric fever reported in the district.
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Enteric fever is a potentially life-threatening infection. It includes typhoid fever caused by various bacterium. These bacteria only infect humans and therefore humans are the only reservoirs.
eThekwini Municipality also confirmed that its water is not contaminated and is safe to drink.
This confirmation comes after a message circulating on social media to the effect that the tap water is contaminated.
The City reported that the water is tested in accordance with South African National Standard (SANS) 241 to ensure quality.
eThekwini Municipality once again appealed to all its customers to ignore these messages at all times and only heed those coming from the city’s official sources of public information.
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