Update: Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo 19 July 2018 The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) declared an outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the Bikoro Health Zone, Equateur Province on 8 May 2018. According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) latest situation report (dated: 12 July […]
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Update: Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo 6 July 2018 The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) declared an outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the Bikoro Health Zone, Equateur Province on 8 May 2018. According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) latest situation report (dated: 3 July
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Update 2018 influenza season The 2018 influenza season, which started in the first week of May continues. On average the duration of influenza season in South Africa is 13 weeks, but can be as short as 7 weeks and as long as 25 weeks. Since the beginning of May a total of 536 influenza cases
An outbreak of listeriosis (a disease caused by Listeria monocytogenes) linked to frozen corn and possibly to other frozen vegetables, has been ongoing in five European Union Member States (Austria, Denmark, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom) since 2015. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) reports that as of 15 June 2018,
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The NICD is assisting the Department of Health to investigate a report from a councillor of increased cases of diarrhoeal disease possibly linked to unsafe water in Region 2, City of Tshwane. Public sector healthcare facilities in the area have not noted an increase in diarrhoeal disease, and review of available data confirms this. Four
The annual influenza season, which started in the first week of May 2018 is ongoing. To date, the majority 249/253 (98%) of influenza positive samples for this season, detected by the Viral Watch surveillance programme, have been identified as influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 (Figure1). Similarly, all influenza detections in the public health sector influenza surveillance programmes (pneumonia
NICD Listeriosis Situation Report – 27 June 2018
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Following confirmation of a Rift Valley fever (RVF) outbreak in sheep on a farm in Jacobsdal area, Free State in May 2018 ( NICD web alert, 22 May 2018), human and vector surveillance was conducted on the affected farm by Provincial Department of Health and NICD. Mosquitoes collected on the affected farm tested negative for RVF
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The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) declared an outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the Bikoro Health Zone, Equateur Province on 8 May 2018. According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) latest situation report (dated: 19 June 2018) (see: https: https://reliefweb.int/report/democratic-republic-congo/democratic-republic-congo-ebola-virus-disease-external-situation-9), a total of 62 cases of viral haemorrhagic fever have
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