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Mosquitoes: there’s malaria, plus 5 other diseases they pass on to humans

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Most people instantly associate mosquitoes with malaria. But these tiny flying insects can transmit a number of other diseases too. Viruses transmitted by insects like mosquitoes are called arthropod-borne or arboviruses. Like malaria, these viruses are transmitted to vertebrate hosts through the bite of a female mosquito when she takes a blood meal to assist […]

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Mosquito species from Asia poses growing risk to Africa’s anti-malaria efforts

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The spread of the mosquito species Anopheles stephensi across Africa poses a significant problem to a continent already heavily burdened by malaria. Most – 90% – of the world’s malaria deaths are on the continent. Researchers from Djibouti reported the presence of An. stephensi in the Horn of Africa in 2012. Until then it had

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Multi-drug resistant bacteria involving newborn babies

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Newborn mortality rates remain high, despite global efforts to reduce deaths in children aged younger than 5 years. According to UNICEF, in 2019, newborn babies accounted for almost half of all deaths in young children, with an estimated 6,700 newborn deaths recorded daily. Moreover, 42% of deaths occurred in sub-Saharan Africa and infections were a

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Measles outbreak situation update in Tshwane district, Gauteng province (12 July 2022)

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As of  11 July 2022, no new laboratory-confirmed measles cases were reported to be linked to the measles outbreak in Tshwane District. The number of measles cases detected and epidemiologically linked to the measles outbreak in the Tshwane District remains at four. The last laboratory-confirmed measles case was reported on 25 June 2022. Additional laboratory-confirmed

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Second monkeypox case identified in South Africa

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The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, confirms that a second case of monkeypox has been identified through laboratory testing at the NICD on Tuesday, 28 June 2022. The case involves a 32-year-old male residing in the Western Cape Province. He reports no recent travel history. Contact

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Advisory on measures to control COVID-19 following lifting of COVID-19 regulations

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As of 22 June 2022, numbers of SARS-CoV-2 infections continue to decrease in South Africa, following the recent resurgence associated with the emergence of the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants in South Africa. While numbers of cases and percentage testing positive did increase in this resurgence, the decoupling of numbers of hospitalisations and deaths from

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Monkeypox case identified in South Africa

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The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, confirms that a case of monkeypox has been identified through laboratory testing at the NICD on Wednesday, 22 June 2022. The case involves a 30-year-old male residing in the Gauteng province. He reports no recent travel history. Contact tracing has

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HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis: Study Finds Reduced Mortality In Patients Treated With Flucytosine-Based Treatment

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The fungus Cryptococcus is the most common cause of meningitis, and the second leading cause of death in adults living with HIV. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, has completed a multi-stakeholder collaborative study to determine the effectiveness of flucytosine-based treatment in reducing HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis

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