This report summarizes the results of influenza surveillance in South Africa for the period of week 1 through week 32, 2022, and was compiled by the World Health Organization (WHO) National Influenza Centre (NIC) housed at the Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis (CRDM) of the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD). During 2022, influenza […]
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Syndromic respiratory illness surveillance programmes coordinated by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) include pneumonia surveillance and two influenza-like illness (ILI) programmes: systematic ILI surveillance at public health clinics (ILI-PHC surveillance programme) and the Viral Watch programme (ILI-Viral Watch) at private practices. Respiratory samples collected from enrolled individuals meeting case definitions at sentinel sites
Malaria in South Africa is seasonal and primarily occurs in the Limpopo, Mpumalanga and KwaZuluNatal provinces. Malaria vectors are controlled by indoor spraying of residual insecticides (IRS) and limited larval source management. Vector surveillance in collaboration with the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) during 2021 revealed the presence of four malaria vector species –
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The World Health Organization has recently urged all countries to prioritize antimicrobial resistance surveillance for selected organisms including carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE). We conducted a mixed-methods cross-sectional study with both quantitative and qualitative components using GERMS-SA enhanced CRE national surveillance at four sentinel sites in Gauteng Province (Steve Biko academic, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, Chris
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