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South Africa cholera update: 23 deaths in Hammanskraal

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The cholera death toll in Hammanskraal has reached 23 as of May this past weekend, according to the Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH). In addition, 77 patients were still admitted...

South Africa reports mumps outbreak

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to the South Africa National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), the country is reporting a mumps outbreak. Since February 2023, the NICD has received a number...

Malaria cases on the rise in South Africa

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 South Africa health officials report currently seeing a significant increase in malaria cases in the endemic provinces and Gauteng, with many cases of severe malaria due to late...

South Africa measles outbreak tops 900 cases

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The South Africa National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reported recently that the number of confirmed measles positive cases has topped 900. Since the outbreak started...

South Africa measles outbreak reported in four provinces

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in South Africa, the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) reports the number of measles cases in the country is rising....

South Africa reports monkeypox case in resident of Gauteng province

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) in South Africa confirms that a case of monkeypox has been identified through laboratory testing at the NICD on Wednesday,...

New COVID-19 variant, B.1.1.529, detected in South Africa

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, confirms that through collaborative efforts with private laboratories...

South Africa reports 4 cases of India variant B.1.617.2

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In South Africa, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) report sequencing COVID-19 specimens from individuals with a recent travel history to India....

SARS-CoV-2 501Y.V2 lineage may be predominant throughout South Africa

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The SARS-CoV-2 501Y.V2 lineage has been recently been shown to predominate in the Eastern Cape, Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa, all of which experienced major outbreaks of COVID-19.  This...

South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa: ‘We are at an extremely dangerous point in our fight against the pandemic’

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa in a statement to the country spoke of the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday. Here is an excerpt: The number of new coronavirus infections...