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On the 24th August 2021, The Western Cape Department of Agriculture Veterinary Services reported two confirmed cases of rabies in dogs from Khayelitsha, click here. Investigations are underway to trace the source of the outbreak. Possible human exposures are under investigation. Rabies is controllable and preventable. The disease is effectively controlled in domestic dogs through

In June 2021, two cases of rabies were confirmed in jackal from the Cradle of Humankind area, Mogale City Municipality, Gauteng Province. In addition, three jackal in the same area were suspected of rabies, but not confirmed. In response, rabies vaccination campaigns in dogs have been underway in the affected and surrounding areas. During the

A new study, published in Lancet Global Health, was conducted by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), Perinatal HIV Research Unit (PHRU), WITS Agincourt HDSS in partnership with the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), who also funded the study. The study evaluated the community burden and transmission of influenza (flu) from