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The Public Health Bulletin South Africa (PHBSA) website is hosted by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) and the National Institute for Occupational Health (NIOH), divisions of the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS). The PHBSA website is funded jointly by the NICD and the US CDC Foundation and the Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative.

Surveillance Reports

Meningococcal Disease Surge in South Africa: 2024 Update

Understanding Enteric Virus Trends: Insights from 2009 to 2023

Tracking Cancer Trends: Key Findings from 2022 Ekurhuleni Cancer Registry Report

Understanding Respiratory Pathogen Trends in South Africa: Insights from 2022 Surveillance

Case Studies

Unveiling Antifungal-Resistant Ringworm: Trichophyton Indotineae Case in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Diabetes Mellitus Mortality by Major Occupation Category in South Africa, 2009—2016

Odyssean Malaria in Kempton Park, Gauteng Province – September 2021

Opinion Pieces

Key Takeaways from the Inaugural SAFETP Alumni Symposium

Water cuts in South Africa are hurting hospitals and clinics – there’s an increased risk of infections

Vaccines could be a game-changer in the fight against malaria in Africa

It’s time to go back to basics in the fight against childhood pneumonia

Epidemiological Reports

Respiratory Pathogen Epidemiology from the Systematic Influenza-like Illness and Pneumonia Surveillance Programmes

COVID-19 UPDATE: XBB.1.5 VARIANT

Outbreak Reports

South African Measles Outbreak Update 2023 ( 16 FEBRUARY )

South African Measles Outbreak Update 2023 ( 10 FEBRUARY )

South African Measles Outbreak Update 2023 ( 2 FEBRUARY )

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