Fiji : Diarrhoea already affecting Fiji’s Vanuabalavu islanders as warning issued

A report published at Radio New Zealand International, excerpt :

" Diarrohea is already affecting people living on Vanuabalavu in Fiji’s northern Lau islands, as a warning of drought-related outbreaks across the country is issued.

The Metereological Service says the severe drought in Fiji is likely to produce outbreaks of diarrhoea and dengue fever.

But the head of the public health laboratory and communicable diseases says diarrhoea has been a problem on Vanuabalavu since about 2005.

Dr Eric Rafai says with low levels of piped water people are now relying increasingly on water in tanks, which are prone to contamination."