The National Institute for Communicable Diseases would like to raise awareness amongst returning travellers and their health care providers for typhoid fever following the recent increase in the number of cases reported in Zimbabwe, and the increased risk of importation of cases into South Africa. While an outbreak of typhoid in South Africa is not […]
22 December 2016 Please click to access pdf : Interim guidance for the management of Candida auris infections in South African hospitals
3 February 2012 We are currently in the malaria season in southern Africa. Malaria is of particular concern in returning travellers from high risk areas and who present with fever or flu-like illness. High risk areas include certain lowveld areas of Mpumalanga and Limpopo, northern KwaZulu-Natal, and most importantly Mozambique, parts of Zimbabwe and
01 February 2012 Malaria has been confirmed in 6 patients in Gauteng Province without a recent history of travel. These cases originate from two separate areas: 3 patients from Soshanguve, north of Pretoria, and 3 patients from a private housing estate in Pretorius Park, Pretoria East. Entomological investigations conducted at one of the two affected sites found
A cheap, common heartworm medication that is already being used to fight other parasites in Africa, could also dramatically interrupt transmission of malaria, potentially providing an inexpensive tool to fight a disease that kills almost 800 000 people each year, according to a new study published last week in the July edition of the American
25 May 2011 Media Advisory The annual influenza season has started with cases being reported since the first week in May and a sharp rise in the past week. Although this is unusually early for influenza it does not necessarily mean it will be a severe season. To date the predominant strain is Influenza A
Achieving Progress and Impact This year's World Malaria Day theme "Achieving Progress and Impact" highlights recent successes in efforts to and causes global partners to take stock of what needs to be done to control, eliminate, and eventually eradicate malaria. Success and Challenges In the last 10 years, funding has increased and many partners
12 January 2011 It is currently the malaria season in Southern Africa and many travelers will have been exposed during their recent holidays. Each year, otherwise healthy travellers die from malaria because of a missed diagnosis, delays in treatment or incorrect medication used. The diagnosis and treatment of malaria constitute a medical emergency. There should
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12 January 2011 It is currently the malaria season in Southern Africa and many travelers will have been exposed during their recent holidays. Each year, otherwise healthy travellers die from malaria because of a missed diagnosis, delays in treatment or incorrect medication used. The diagnosis and treatment of malaria constitute a medical emergency. There should
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08 April 2010 The influenza season in South Africa generally starts towards the end of May and peaks in June with transmission continuing generally but tailing off to the end of July and August. South Africa has well established national influenza monitoring system run by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases that provides information on
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