Author name: Koketso Matjane

Vaccines could be a game-changer in the fight against malaria in Africa

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The development of an effective vaccine for malaria has proved to be far more challenging than developing a vaccine to protect people from COVID-19. Several different COVID-19 vaccines were developed and approved for use within a year of the disease’s emergence. In contrast, it took over 30 years of intensive research and numerous clinical trials …

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Increase in Pertussis cases in South Africa (21 Sept 2022)

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Very few pertussis cases were reported through the notifiable medical conditions (NMC) surveillance system in 2020 (n=169) and 2021 (n=27) in South Africa, likely as a result of decreased transmission related to non-pharmaceutical interventions to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2. From the beginning of 2022 to 15 September, 147 pertussis cases were notified, with a …

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Mosquitoes: there’s malaria, plus 5 other diseases they pass on to humans

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Most people instantly associate mosquitoes with malaria. But these tiny flying insects can transmit a number of other diseases too. Viruses transmitted by insects like mosquitoes are called arthropod-borne or arboviruses. Like malaria, these viruses are transmitted to vertebrate hosts through the bite of a female mosquito when she takes a blood meal to assist …

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Mosquito species from Asia poses growing risk to Africa’s anti-malaria efforts

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The spread of the mosquito species Anopheles stephensi across Africa poses a significant problem to a continent already heavily burdened by malaria. Most – 90% – of the world’s malaria deaths are on the continent. Researchers from Djibouti reported the presence of An. stephensi in the Horn of Africa in 2012. Until then it had …

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LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (29 July 2022)

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Today the institute reports 354 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 4 004 555. Today, the NDoH reports 5 deaths, and of these, 0 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. This brings the total fatalities to 101,982 to date. 25 975 203 tests …

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LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (25 July 2022)

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The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, continues to provide laboratory-based surveillance to inform the public health response towards COVID-19 in South Africa. Today the institute reports 109 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 4 002 981. …

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Multi-drug resistant bacteria involving newborn babies

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Newborn mortality rates remain high, despite global efforts to reduce deaths in children aged younger than 5 years. According to UNICEF, in 2019, newborn babies accounted for almost half of all deaths in young children, with an estimated 6,700 newborn deaths recorded daily. Moreover, 42% of deaths occurred in sub-Saharan Africa and infections were a …

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