People urged to get travel vaccines after typhoid cases in Mid-West

Vaccination against the disease is recommended for those travelling to the Indian subcontinent, Africa, South and Southeast Asia and South America. File photo: Ronny Hartmann/AFP

Health officials in the Mid-West have advised people planning a holiday abroad to avail of travel vaccines after a number of typhoid fever cases were reported in the region.

The Department of Public Health Mid-West said the cases were linked to overseas travel in recent weeks, and that some of the cases resulted in patients being hospitalised.