Southern Africa is currently experiencing the annual malaria season and as expected there has been an increase in transmission due to the rise in ambient temperature, rainfall and humidity as compared to the same period last year. With the approach of the holiday season in April, it is important for travellers visiting any of the …
South Africa has played a leading role in the control of malaria for almost a century and has dramatically reduced its burden of malaria since 2000. This has paved the way for our commitment to eliminate malaria. However, climatic conditions favourable for malaria transmission, budget constraints and a high burden of malaria in some of …
Dr Kerrigan McCarthy from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) chats to primary school kids on communicable diseases such as Cholera and Malaria.
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 …
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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