Siyabonga Mbatha, Author at Public Health Bulletin South Africa

Comprehensive Influenza Surveillance Report: South Africa’s 2023 Insights

Current Issues, Surveillance Reports, Uncategorised / By Siyabonga Mbatha

Where Does South Africa Stand in the Battle Against Influenza? Influenza, also known as “flu”, is an acute respiratory infection caused by influenza viruses. Primarily, influenza spreads through respiratory droplets which you breathe in or get from contaminated surfaces. The most common seasonal influenza strains in South Africa are influenza A(H3N2), A(H1N1)pdm09, and influenza B. […]

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Tendesayi Kufa-Chakezha

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Evaluation of the congenital syphilis notification surveillance system in South Africa (2020)

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Alex de Voux

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Evaluation of the congenital syphilis notification surveillance system in South Africa (2020)

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Khuliso Ravhuhal

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Evaluation of the congenital syphilis notification surveillance system in South Africa (2020)

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Marceline Mapiye

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Evaluation of the congenital syphilis notification surveillance system in South Africa (2020)

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Evaluating SA’s Congenital Syphilis Notification Surveillance System

Current Issues, Surveillance Reports / By Siyabonga Mbatha

How Effective is South Africa’s Congenital Syphilis Notification Surveillance System? Congenital syphilis poses a severe threat to infants, being a debilitating and potentially life-threatening infection. When a pregnant mother carries syphilis, the spirochete Treponema pallidum can be transmitted to the unborn infant through the placenta, a process known as vertical transmission. Up to 80% of

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Diabetes Mellitus Mortality by Major Occupation Category in South Africa, 2009—2016

Case Studies, Current Issues / By Siyabonga Mbatha

Does Occupation Impact Diabetes Mortality? In South Africa, diabetes mellitus (DM) is an escalating non-communicable disease (NCD) and a leading cause of death. Diabetes mellitus is characterised by a chronic hyperglycemia-induced triad of symptoms (polydipsia, polyuria and polyphagia) caused by elevated blood glucose levels and metabolic dysregulation. In 2009, more than 2 million people aged

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