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Mumps outbreak update in South Africa

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the mumps outbreak in South Africa, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reports from epidemiological week 01 in 2023 (ending 7 January 2023)...

Cholera and diarrheal disease in South Africa

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Department of Health is urging the public to take extra precautionary measures and maintain proper hand-hygiene as the country experiences an outbreak of Diarrheal disease or...

South Africa measles outbreak tops 1,000 cases

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in South Africa, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reports 1,004 confirmed measles cases from October 2022 through May...

Diphtheria alert issued in South Africa

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The South Africa National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) issued a diphtheria alert today for health care providers: Two laboratory-confirmed cases of toxigenic Corynebacterium...

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 reports 3 additional human rabies cases in past month

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the human rabies situation in South Africa in 2023, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reports three cases of human rabies were confirmed from...

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 reports first rabies cases of 2023

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The first two cases of human rabies for the year 2023 were reported in February and March, from Limpopo and KwaZuluNatal (KZN) provinces, respectively. The case from Limpopo involved...

South Africa cholera update: Total cases rise to 10, All new cases are locally transmitted

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 During the past month, South African health officials have reported four additional cholera cases, bring the total to 10 since early February. All new cases were detected in Gauteng...