Zimbabwe has banned street food vendors in the capital Harare after a typhoid outbreak blamed on poor sanitation and erratic water supplies.
Infectious diseases such as typhoid, measles and dengue in childhood can increase risk of getting a heart attack in adulthood.
Vaccination to prevent the disease is not currently in widespread use in these countries; instead the disease is controlled mainly through use of anti-microbial drugs.
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