Highlights The NICD has tested 3279 serum samples for measles since epidemiological week 40, 2022, of which 506 (15.4%) were confirmed positive. In outbreak-affected provinces, 484 cases have been reported since week 40, 2022. In the past weeks (week 04 up until mid-week 05, 2023), there have been 58 laboratory-confirmed measles cases detected across the […]
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Highlights The NICD has currently tested 3156 serum samples for measles of which 459 (14.5%) were confirmed positive from epidemiological week 40, 2022. In the past weeks (week 03 up until mid-week 04, 2023), there have been 43 new laboratory-confirmed measles cases detected across the country. In outbreak-affected provinces, a total of 441 measles cases
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The Omicron variant of concern has given rise to many new sublineages, including the BA.1 and BA.2 that were predominant in South Africa from November 2021 through March 2022. BA.4 and BA.5 became predominant in April 2022 and remained the predominant circulating sublineages throughout 2022. As of 9 January 2023, more than 650 sublineages of
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