Since December 2017 five human cases of rabies have been confirmed in South Africa. These cases were recorded in patients from Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu Natal (two cases) and the Eastern Cape. Another probable case of rabies was reported from the Free State in December 2017, involving a patient that presented and died with the clinical …
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Source of Listeria outbreak identified
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NICD Situation Update on Listeriosis Outbreak, 27 February 2018
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Johannesburg, 22 February 2018. As of 20 February 2018, 915 laboratory-confirmed cases of listeriosis have been reported to the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) since 01 January 2017. So far the outbreak has already claimed 172 lives. Unfortunately, the source of the outbreak still remains unknown. Gauteng Province accounts for 59% of reported cases, …
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NICD Listeria outbreak, Situational Report 20 February 2018
NICD Situation update on Listeriosis Outbreak South Africa 20 February 2018
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