It’s time to go back to basics in the fight against childhood pneumonia
X-ray of the lungs in a 5-year-old child who has pneumonia. Shutterstock Nicole Wolter, National Institute for Communicable Diseases Pneumonia
January 21, 2019
Alerts
Statement on Salmonella cases in KwaZulu-Natal Province
During October and November 2018, certain private sector laboratories have reported an increase in Salmonella cases in KwaZulu-Natal Province. Salmonella
November 16, 2018
World Pneumonia Day 2018
World Pneumonia Day is commemorated annually on 12 November, to raise awareness about pneumonia, which was the second most prevalent
November 9, 2018
Listeriosis Update
The NICD can confirm that the outbreak of listeriosis that affected more than 1000 persons is over. Listeriosis is a
October 31, 2018
Why eradicating polio everywhere has been so hard to crack
Nigerian children receiving the polio vaccine in Lagos. EPA Melinda Suchard, National Institute for Communicable Diseases Polio is a disease
October 29, 2018
Statement on a reported “outbreak” of MDR-TB in South Africa
South Africa features amongst the top 30 countries with the highest burden of tuberculosis (TB) as well as drug-resistant and
October 22, 2018
Statement on a reported “outbreak” of MDR-TB in South Africa
Following the announcement of the end of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
October 19, 2018
HIV Liver Transplant
In 2017, doctors from the Transplant Unit at the Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre performed what is believed to be
October 4, 2018
Notification of imported cholera case in Gauteng Province
The NICD has confirmed the diagnosis of cholera in a returning traveller from Zimbabwe. The patient commenced with diarrhoea on
October 4, 2018
We should take fungal infections more seriously. Here’s why
Researchers have raised concerns about anti-fungal resistance. Shutterstock Nelesh P. Govender, National Institute for Communicable Diseases When most healthy people
October 4, 2018
Fungal Disease Awareness week 2018
NICD’s Professor Nelesh Govender speaks about the hidden nature of fungal diseases in South Africa’s context and how fungal diseases
October 1, 2018
A hidden epidemic of life-threatening fungal infections
What is the scope of the problem? When most healthy people think of fungal diseases, they often think of oral
October 1, 2018