Zac Efron Hospitalized with Possible Typhoid Infection

Actor Zac Efron is currently hospitalized after having detected a possible infection of typhoid.

According to a report in E!, Efron is believed to be a typhoid or other bacterial infection while on the island country of Papua New Guinea, where he's been filming the new Quibi series Killing Zac Efron, and was airlifted by emergency medical workers to an airport in Brisbane, Australia, where he was then transported to a private hospital, the Australian Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported.

The outlet said that Efron spent several days at the hospital and that doctors allowed him to travel home to the U.S. on Christmas Eve.

The Sunday Telegraph said Efron fell ill while he was in the middle of filming the show.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the bacteria that causes typhoid fever, a life-threatening illness, can be found in contaminated water and food in Papua New Guinea.

We wish Efron a speedy recovery.