Terrence Mawawa|The Ministry of Health and Child Care has dismissed claims that typhoid cases have been recorded in the city of Masvingo.

Unconfirmed reports had earlier indicated two typhoid cases were reported in Masvingo’ s populous Mucheke Suburb.

In a statement released today Provincial Medical Director (PMD) Masvingo, Dr Amadeus Shamu said:”The suspected typhoid case at Masvingo Provincial Hospital is negative so at present we don’t have typhoid cases in Masvingo.

We are still trying to verify the Chiredzi case – which the head office instructed us to ascertain.”