There is a real threat of an epidemic, considering that now is the height of the resort season.
According to the latest data, seven sick people have already been identified. Three of them are members of one family, the others are homeless people. All of them are in the city hospital. Services of the Ministry of Emergency Situations are trying to identify and neutralize the sources of infection. But it is practically impossible to establish them, because the homeless people caught the disease from leftover food. Unfortunately, such a situation is standard for Odesa and happens every year. But the threat of the disease has in no way affected the residents of Odesa - they continue to swim and drink raw water, despite the warnings - our correspondents say.
Krasnytska Lyudmyla, head of the epidemiological department of the Odesa SES: - Cases of typhoid fever are registered in Odesa every year. This year, six cases have been identified. It cannot be said that there is no threat of spread. The threat of an epidemic always exists. The main method of transmission of the disease is drinking, associated with water.
There are many reasons for this. These include the technical condition of our water mains, the condition of drinking water, and the lack of hot water. In summer in Odesa, the number of homeless people increases significantly, who come there not only from Ukraine but also from all over the CIS.