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Australian media had reported that 32-year-old
Efron was flown by helicopter for treatment in Australia after
contracting a bacterial infection, possibly typhoid, while
shooting the "Killing Zac Efron" series.
In a post on Monday on his official Twitter account, accompanied
by a photograph of him with families in Papua New Guinea, Efron
said that he was back home "for the holidays with my friends and
family."
"Very thankful to everyone who has reached out," his post said.
"I did get sick in Papua New Guinea but I bounced back quick and
finished an amazing 3 weeks in P.N.G."
Glenn McKay, a doctor with the Medical Rescue Group, told the
Daily Telegraph newspaper on Sunday that he could not discuss
confidential patient information, but could confirm "that
Medical Rescue retrieved a U.S. citizen in his 30s from PNG to
Brisbane recently for medical attention."
The newspaper reported that doctors allowed Efron to fly home to
Los Angeles on Christmas Eve.
Typhoid fever is transmitted by contaminated food and water, and
kills 216,000 to 600,000 people worldwide each year.
"Killing Zac Efron" is billed as an adventure series in which
"The Greatest Showman" star ventures "deep into the jungles of a
remote, dangerous island to carve his own name in expedition
history."
The series was commissioned by short content platform Quibi,
which is scheduled to launch in April.
Efron had previously posted images on social media showing him
in a canoe on PNG's Sepik River and traveling to Yanchan Village
to see a traditional skin-cutting ceremony.
(Reporting By Jane Wardell; Editing by Gerry Doyle)
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