REPORTS of communicable diseases continue to surface from areas affected by Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston.

The Ministry of Health has had cases of typhoid, leptospirosis and dengue fever detected in some of the affected communities.

National Disaster Management Office director Akapusi Tuifagalele said this was based on the reports received from the ministry.

He said the ministry was on its second round of visit to the affected communities in terms of outreach coverage.

“They have mostly covered villages and settlement in Bua, Cakaudrove, Ba, Taveuni, Macuata, Ba, Tavua, Lautoka, Nadi and Sigatoka,” Mr Tuifagalele said.

“Their health and promotion team, especially in communicable diseases, are doing continuous monitoring because there are issues of typhoid, leptospirosis and dengue fever which are being detected in some affected communities.

“The ministry is working round-the-clock to ensure these are eradicated avoiding an outbreak.”

The ministry has been receiving a lot of support from UNICEF and World Health Organization.

Director of Pacific Technical Support and WHO Representative to the South Pacific Dr Liu Yunguo told this newspaper in an earlier interview that controlling the spread of communicable disease was their main focus.

Together with UNICEF, funds have been injected to assist in the course and health experts have been brought into the country to assist in the aftermath of Severe TC Winston.