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South Africa: Introducing Exciting New Notifiable Medical Conditions (NMC) Reporting App Features

NICD centres are now empowered to classify notified cases based on predefined case definitions available on the NMC Reporting App

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has been committed to improving public health surveillance data to enable better disease management and response strategies. In January 2023, two pioneering features on the Notifiable Medical Conditions (NMC) Reporting App were introduced. These features are designed to enhance surveillance data quality and…

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South Africa: Increase in Flu Cases Across the Country

The 2023 influenza season started in week 17 (week starting 27 April 2023) when the influenza detection rate (3-week moving average) breached the seasonal threshold

Influenza cases at sentinel influenza-like illness (ILI) and pneumonia surveillance sites have been steadily increasing since week 15 (starting 10 April 2023) (figure 1). Private laboratories have also detected increasing numbers of influenza cases, and NICD has received reports of influenza clusters in schools and workplaces. The 2023 influenza season…

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South African Field Epidemiology Training Programme Collaborates with the Eastern Cape Department of Health to Launch the Field Epidemiology Training Programs (FETP)-Intermediate Program in South Africa

This newly introduced FETP-Intermediate is a 9-month on-the-job training program that addresses the field epidemiology skills needed by mid-level public health officials

The World Health Organisation (WHO)’s monitoring and evaluation framework for implementation of International Health Regulations (IHR-2005) recommends that every member state should attain a target of at least one field-trained epidemiologist per 200 000 population, as one of the crucial workforce development indicators to ensure optimal public health security. Field Epidemiology…

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Malaria in Africa: Why Most Countries haven’t Beaten it yet

The limited progress towards malaria elimination is not surprising considering that some of the most malaria-burdened countries in Africa are also some of the poorest countries in the world

Malaria remains one of the most devastating parasitic diseases affecting humans. In 2020 there were around 241 million cases and 672,000 malaria-related deaths. This is a sharp increase from 2019. One reason it’s so persistent is that the malaria parasite has a very complex life cycle. It involves many different developmental stages and…

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Measles Outbreak Update Limpopo Province, 31 October 2022

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases is awaiting the measles case investigation forms from the Mopani district to update the measles information from the Giyani area

As of 31 October 2022, the number of measles laboratory-confirmed cases has increased to 12 in the Greater Sekhukhune district, and two new measles-positive cases were reported in the Mopani district on 28 October 2022, increasing the number of measles cases to 3 within 30 days in the Giyani area. The Giyani…

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Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria Involving Newborn Babies

The study revealed that most infections occurred after day 3 of life and thus were probably acquired in hospital and that a large proportion of infections were caused by multi-drug-resistant bacteria

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…

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Coronavirus – South Africa: COVID-19 Statistics for Republic of South Africa (31 March 2022)

29,567 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 1,888 new cases, representing a 6.4% positivity rate. Today @HealthZA reports 12 deaths; of these, 1 occurred in the past 24–48 hours. Total fatalities are 100,032 to date.

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Coronavirus – South Africa: COVID-19 Statistics for Republic of South Africa (30 March 2022)

26,104 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 1,679 new cases, representing a 6.4% positivity rate. Today @HealthZA reports 44 deaths; of these 6 occurred in the past 24–48 hours. Total fatalities are 100,020 to date.

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Coronavirus – South Africa: COVID-19 Statistics for Republic of South Africa (29 March 2022)

25,936 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 1,557 new cases, representing a 6.0% positivity rate. Today @HealthZA reports 6 deaths; of these, 3 occurred in the past 24-48 hours. Total fatalities are 99,976 to date.

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Coronavirus – South Africa: COVID-19 Statistics for Republic of South Africa (28 March 2022)

12,942 tests were conducted in the last 24hrs, with 581 new cases, representing a 4.5% positivity rate. Today @HealthZA reports 4 deaths; of these, 1 occurred in the past 24 – 48 hours. Total fatalities are 99,970 to date.