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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...

South Africa: Gauteng Province measles outbreak declared over

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the recent measles outbreak in Tshwane, Gauteng Province in South Africa, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reports as of  11 July 2022, no...

South Africa reports four confirmed measles cases in Gauteng

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) in South Africa , along with the Gauteng Department of Health report over the last two weeks of May 2022, four laboratory-confirmed...

Omicron COVID-19 variant: Africa CDC statement

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63  This statement was prior to the naming of Omicron: On 25 November 2021, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) in South Africa announced the detection of...

Rabies in the Cradle of Humankind area, Gauteng Province, South Africa

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews South African health authorities say last month,  two cases of rabies were confirmed in jackal from the Cradle of Humankind area, Mogale City Municipality, Gauteng...

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South Africa Listeriosis update

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Since the beginning of 2017, South Africa has been experiencing a listeriosis outbreak. Between 1 January 2017 through 14 March 2018, 978 laboratory-confirmed listeriosis cases have been reported to...

South Africa Listeriosis update: Source of the outbreak still remains unknown

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In a follow-up on the listeriosis outbreak that has affected South Africa since the beginning of 2017, as of 20 February 2018, 915 laboratory-confirmed cases of listeriosis have been reported to the National...

South Africa: Efforts are ongoing to identify the source of the listeriosis outbreak

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Outbreaks or clusters of listeriosis have historically been linked to a wide variety of commonly consumed food items, including dairy products, ready-to-eat meat and seafood products, and vegetables and...

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South Africa Listeriosis death toll rises

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In a follow-up on the Listeriosis outbreak in South Africa, since the beginning of the year through Dec. 21, a total of 658 laboratory-confirmed listeriosis cases have been reported to National Institute...

South Africa Listeriosis outbreak: Cases top 600 this year

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In a follow-up on the listeriosis outbreak in South Africa, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) puts the number of laboratory-confirmed cases at 602 nationally as of Dec. 13, including...