Malaria

The past 2016/17 malaria season was a particularly busy one, with large numbers of cases reported in Limpopo and  Mpumalanga provinces, South Africa, as well as in neighboring countries of Mozambique, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Namibia. The summer 2017 malaria season is due to start in September but the winter period has seen an unusually high […]

EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE (EVD) OUTBREAK IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) Situation update as of 19 June 2017 No new cases have been reported since 15 June 2017. Since the emergence of EVD in the DRC, five laboratory-confirmed and three probable EVD cases including four deaths have been reported. An additional 99 suspected cases

Malaria Update Malaria transmission in endemic areas in South Africa extended into late May and early June; however, the number of cases has decreased significantly in the past two weeks. Malaria is endemic in three of South Africa’s nine provinces: Limpopo, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal. Residents and travellers are encouraged to take necessary precautions, and keep

EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE (EVD) OUTBREAK IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) On 2 June 2017, two cases previously reported as suspected were confirmed as positive for EVD by serology. Since the emergence of EVD in the DRC, four laboratory-confirmed and three probable EVD cases including four deaths have been reported. Reported cases remains confined

Malaria in South Africa 2017: an update

EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE (EVD) OUTBREAK IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) There have been no new laboratory-confirmed EVD cases reported since the last update on 23 May 2017. The last laboratory-confirmed case was reported on 11 May 2017. However suspected EVD cases continue to be reported. As of 28 May 2017, a total of

Malaria transmission is ongoing in the Mopani and Vhembe districts of Limpopo Province. However, the overall number of reported malaria cases has gone down in the provinces of Mpumalanga and Limpopo. Any residents or travelers from both low and high malaria risk areas (see map) presenting with fever and flu-like symptoms are strongly advised to

In the Limpopo Province, malaria transmission is ongoing, mainly in Mopani and Vhembe Districts, with some increase in cases in adjacent areas of the northern Kruger National Park. However, the number of new cases of malaria in the province is starting to decline. Provincial and district authorities are attending to antimalarial drug shortages: Hospitals and

What is malaria? Malaria is a disease presenting with fever caused by blood parasites of the genus Plasmodium, which are transmitted via the bites of infected mosquitoes. Complications of malaria include kidney failiure, seizures (fits), coma and death. South Africa has undertaken to eliminate local malaria transmission by 2018. Presently fewer than 15% of over