Media on a lab tour to investigate Ebola at NICD Campus
Dr Jacqueline Weyer of the NICD takes media on a lab tour to investigate Ebola
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Prof. Penny Moore on New Thinking in HIV Vaccines
Flu season is here and it’s time for most of us to get vaccinated. Each year, hundreds of thousands of people in the US get influenza and several thousand die from the disease. In this podcast, Dr. Erin Kennedy discusses the importance of getting an annual flu vaccine.
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Cholera Preparedness An Update For Physicians, Accident & Emergency Practitioners And Laboratorians
Cases of cholera have been reported in Mozambique (Maputo province) following on cyclone Dineo. As of 20th February 2017, there are no confirmed or suspected cases of cholera in South Africa. However, there isa risk that persons travelling from the affected areas may present with cholera in South Africa. click to read more…
Clusters of arboviral infections – West Nile and Sindbis fevers in South Africa
Cases of rash, myalgia and fever have been reported over the past 2 months mostly from residents of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province. Typically a sick person reported mild-to-moderate headache and myalgia lasting 1-2 days, followed by the onset of a rash initially on the trunk and progressing over 1-2 days to the limbs, palms and soles.
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CBTBR Publishes Landmark Papers that Advance the Fundamental understanding of Translational Fidelity in Mycobacteria and Provide Greater Insight into the Complexity of Bacterial Population in Sputum from Tuberculosis Patients
Late in 2016, the DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical TB research (CBTBR) at Wits, under the leadership of Prof. Bavesh Kana published two landmark studies, one as a collaborative initiative with a group at Tsinghua University, Beijing China and the second as a multidisciplinary collaboration with several Wits researchers. {{SPLIT}} The first study, published
Measles outbreak in a district of Western Province, January – February 2017
08 February 2017 The NICD, National Department of Health (NDOH) and Western Cape provincial and district authorities are working together to contain a measles outbreak in the Stellenbosch sub-District. A single case in a high school learner in a Stellenbosch school was diagnosed and reported in mid-January 2017. Subsequently, from 18-30th January, five learners at
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Measles outbreak in a district of Western Province, January – February 2017
The NICD, National Department of Health (NDOH) and Western Cape provincial and district authorities are working together to contain a measles outbreak in the Stellenbosch sub-District. A single case in a high school learner in a Stellenbosch school was diagnosed and reported in mid-January 2017. Subsequently, from 18-30th January, five learners at the same school
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Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever-Frequently Asked Questions
11 January 2016 Click link to access pdf: Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever FAQ
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Typhoid awareness for returning travellers
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases would like to raise awareness amongst returning travellers and their health care providers for typhoid fever following the recent increase in the number of cases reported in Zimbabwe, and the increased risk of importation of cases into South Africa. While an outbreak of typhoid in South Africa is not
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Interim guidance for the management of Candida Auris infections in South African hospitals
22 December 2016 Please click to access pdf : Interim guidance for the management of Candida auris infections in South African hospitals
