Diphtheria Situational Report (Week 11 Of 2025)
Between 1 January 2024 and 16 March 2025, 33 confirmed cases of respiratory diphtheria, 1 probable respiratory diphtheria case and 38 asymptomatic carriers of toxigenic C. diphtheriae, detected during contact
Health Department Urges Public Vigilance Amid Rising Mpox Cases in Gauteng (March 2025)
The Department of Health urges members of the public to be extra vigilant of mpox symptoms as three more laboratory-confirmed cases of the disease are detected in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng province.
Praziquantel (Biltricide) Supply Update: Alternative Stock Available by April 2025
Praziquantel is the recommended treatment against all forms of schistosomiasis (bilharzia). It is effective and safe. In October 2024, the National Department of Health (NDoH) was advised by Bayer (Pty)
Diphtheria Situational Report (Week 10 Of 2025)
Between 1 January 2024 and 9 March 2025, 31 confirmed cases of respiratory diphtheria and 38 asymptomatic carriers of toxigenic C. diphtheriae, detected during contact tracing, have been identified in
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