Travel for people from a Tongan village has been restricted after the discovery of typhoid there.
The latest victims takes the number of typhoid cases in Tonga since January to 12.
Those affected range in age from 5 years to 62.
The ban prohibits people from the village travelling to any other village for food catering or to drink kava.
Radio Tonga reports that the bans which had been placed on other villages have since been lifted.
Health authorities in Tonga have temporarily banned kava drinking in public halls to control an outbreak of typhoid.
Health authorities in Tonga have temporarily banned kava drinking in public halls to control an outbreak of typhoid.
Authorities in Tonga are encouraging people to prioritise their health more to avoid diseases like typhoid.
In Tonga, public gatherings and events where food is shared has been banned for a month in the village of Nakolo after a local was diagnosed with typhoid.
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