BACOLOD CITY: The Provincial Health Office of Negros Occidental has not monitored any cholera cases in the province but reports gastrointestinal illnesses.

Provincial health officer Dr. Ernell Tumimbang on Tuesday said that once in a while the province records cases of typhoid, another water-borne disease similar to cholera, but the cases are "mostly sporadic" or few.

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