TACLOBAN CITY - Forty-seven residents of Barangay Bitaog in Lawaan, Eastern Samar have been affected by typhoid fever, municipal nurse Helen Grace Elacion confirmed Monday.

She said the victims exhibited symptoms such as fever that aran between 39-40 degrees Celsius, stomach pains, headaches and loss of appetite, Elacion said.

She added that the disease outbreak started on August 11.

An initial investigation report said the disease may have been rooted from the community's water supply.

A team from the Department of Health's regional office is on its way to inspect the the village.