In total, 227 cases of laboratory-confirmed measles outbreak cases have been reported in South Africa for specimens collected from epidemiological week 40 (ending 8 October 2022) to epidemiological week 50 (ending 17 December 2022) across all provinces (Table 1). From epidemiological week 40 to 50, 2022, a total of 216 laboratory-confirmed cases were reported from five …
In total, 169 cases of laboratory-confirmed measles outbreak cases have been reported from 11 October to 07 December 2022 across 4 provinces: North West, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and Gauteng (Figure 1). From epidemiological week 40 to week 49, laboratory-confirmed measles cases increased in Limpopo and Mpumalanga to 98 and 50 cases, respectively (Figure 2). A measles …
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An increase in pertussis cases has been reported in South Africa among children younger than five years of age, particularly among infants younger than three months of age. The current increases have mostly been reported in the Western Cape Province. Pertussis, commonly known as ‘whooping cough’, is a vaccine-preventable disease caused by Bordetella pertussis and …
In total, 137 cases of laboratory-confirmed measles have been reported from the declaration of the outbreak in Limpopo province from the 11th of October up until the 6th of December 2022. Figure 1 displays an epidemiological curve from week 30, 2022 for South Africa, by province. Limpopo and Mpumalanga have reported 89 and 40 cases, …
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From 01 September to 30 November 2022, 99 laboratory-confirmed measles cases were reported in Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces. Laboratory-confirmed measles cases in Limpopo province increased to 77 and 22 in Mpumalanga province, Figure 1. The most affected districts in Limpopo province are Greater Sekhukhune district, Mopani district, and Waterberg district. In the Mpumalanga province, increased …
Measles outbreak update in Limpopo and Mpumalanga province (1 December 2022) Read More »
71 cases of measles with laboratory confirmation have been recorded in South Africa between September 1 and November 22, 2022, as a result of outbreaks in the provinces of Mpumalanga and Limpopo (see Table 1). Limpopo province now has 60 measles cases, affecting four districts: Capricorn, Greater Sekhukhune, Mopani, and Waterberg, which have all been …
Measles outbreak update in Limpopo and Mpumalanga province (24 November 2022) Read More »
From 01 September to 16 November 2022, 57 measles outbreak cases were reported in Limpopo province and Mpumalanga province. Capricorn and Waterberg districts in Limpopo province and Ehlanzeni in Mpumalanga province reported three or more laboratory-confirmed measles cases within 30 days in the district that meets the criteria for declaring a measles outbreak. Laboratory-confirmed measles …
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Fourteen new laboratory-confirmed measles cases were reported in two sub-districts in the Mopani district on 08 and 09 November 2022, increasing the total number of laboratory-confirmed measles cases of the outbreak to 35. Laboratory-confirmed measles cases in the Greater Sekhukhune district remain at 16 cases, and in the Mopani district, laboratory-confirmed measles cases increased to …
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As of 03 November 2022, Limpopo province has two districts affected by measles outbreaks, Greater Sekhukhune and Mopani. Laboratory-confirmed measles cases in the Greater Sekhukhune district have increased to 16 and in the Mopani district to 7. The laboratory confirmed measles cases in the Mopani district were in the Greater Giyani and Ba-Phalaborwa. There was …
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As of 31 October 2022, the number of measles laboratory-confirmed cases has increased to 12 in the Greater Sekhukhune district, and two new measles-positive cases were reported in the Mopani district on 28 October 2022, increasing the number of measles cases to 3 within 30 days in the Giyani area. The Giyani area in the …
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