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We should take fungal infections more seriously. Here’s why

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When most healthy people think of fungal diseases, they often think of oral or vaginal thrush, nappy rash, fungal nail infections, and athlete’s foot. Although these are very common, annoying and sometimes debilitating conditions, they can be treated. But some fungal diseases can be extremely serious and, particularly for those with compromised immune systems, even […]

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A hidden epidemic of life-threatening fungal infections

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What is the scope of the problem? When most healthy people think of fungal diseases, they often think of oral or vaginal thrush, nappy rash, fungal nail infections, skin ringworm and athlete’s foot. Although these are very common, annoying and sometimes debilitating conditions, these can be treated. There is a group of people who are

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Second outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Democratic Republic of Congo

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Following the announcement of the end of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on 24 July 2018 (see WHO press release: http://www.who.int/news-room/detail/24-07-2018-ebola-outbreak-in-drc-ends-who-calls-for-international-efforts-to-stop-other-deadly-outbreaks-in-the-country), the Health Ministry of the DRC announced a second outbreak of EVD within its borders on 1 August 2018 (see WHO website: http://www.who.int/ebola/en/ and http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/274530/SITREP_EVD_DRC_20180918-eng.pdf?ua=1). By

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NICD PhD student wins’ best student poster at Wits Research Day

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The National Institutes for Communicable Diseases (NICD) congratulates Ntando Phaahla, a PhD student working in the NICD’s Centre for HIV and STI, for having won the Best Student Poster in the Infectious Diseases category. The Faculty Research Day and Postgraduate Expo 2018, from the University of the Witwatersrand, took place on the 6th of September.

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Dr Charissa Mynhardt grabs best Scientific Poster Presentation

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The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) lauds Dr Charissa Mynhardt for her sterling research abstract presentation that won the prize for best Scientific Poster Presentation in the Infectious Diseases Category at the University of Witwatersrand’s 2018 Research Day and Postgraduate Expo, held on 6 September 2018. Her research abstract (together with other authors) presentation

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Klebsiella pneumoniae investigation underway

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On 22 August 2018, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) received a report of Klebsiella pneumoniae infections in a hospital in Gauteng Province and was asked to investigate this by the Gauteng Provincial Department of Health. Klebsiella pneumoniae is a bacterium that is known to cause different types of healthcare-associated infections, such as pneumonia,

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