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NICD launches a Crowdsourced Health Platform in South Africa

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The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, is excited to announce the pilot launch of CoughWatchSA ­– a respiratory health survey designed to monitor acute respiratory tract infections (ARI) that include COVID-19 and influenza-like illnesses (ILI). This survey will also link eligible participants to a home-based testing […]

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Turning the tide on TB

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South Africa ranks amongst the high-burden tuberculosis (TB), drug-resistant TB and HIV-co-infected TB countries, globally. However, over the past decade it has made significant progress in turning the tide by adopting the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended diagnostic technologies and therapies for both prevention and management to reduce the burden of the disease. In addition,

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Tracking symptoms of respiratory diseases online can give a picture of community health

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Mvuyo Makhasi, National Institute for Communicable Diseases; Cheryl Cohen, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, and Sibongile Walaza, University of the Witwatersrand Respiratory diseases are highly infectious and cause a significant health burden. Disease surveillance is the bedrock of public health responses to outbreaks or epidemics caused by these diseases. Effective surveillance gives an indication of

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LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (6 March 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 1,147 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 684

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LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (5 March 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 1,735 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 683

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LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (4 March 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 1,898 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 681

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LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (3 March 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 1,853 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3

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LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (2 March 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 1,995 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 677

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LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (28 February 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 785 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,674,042.

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LATEST CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH AFRICA (26 February 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 2,320 new COVID-19 cases that have been identified in South Africa, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3,671,991.

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