The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) wishes to reassure the public that there is currently no Typhoid Fever outbreak in South Africa.
Recent social media posts claiming that the NICD has confirmed a Typhoid fever outbreak in Tshwane are misleading. Please refer to https://www.nicd.ac.za/typhoid-fever-updates/ for an accurate report of the number of cases identified within the country.
We urge the public to verify health information before sharing it and to rely on the NICD website and official social media platforms for accurate, up-to-date public health information
