SOUTH AFRICAN MEASLES OUTBREAK UPDATE 2023 (28 JULY 2023)
Issued by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases based on laboratory testing data Highlights The NICD has tested 6541 serum
July 28, 2023
Alerts
SOUTH AFRICAN MEASLES OUTBREAK UPDATE 2023 (21 JULY 2023)
Highlights The NICD has tested 6523 serum samples for measles since epidemiological week 40, 2022, of which 1114 (17%) were
July 21, 2023
SOUTH AFRICAN MEASLES OUTBREAK UPDATE 2023 (14 JULY 2023)
Issued by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases based on laboratory testing data Highlights The NICD has tested 6490 serum
July 14, 2023
SOUTH AFRICAN MEASLES OUTBREAK UPDATE 2023 (7 JULY 2023)
Issued by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases based on laboratory testing data Highlights The NICD has tested 6460 serum
July 7, 2023
SOUTH AFRICAN MEASLES OUTBREAK UPDATE 2023 (30 JUNE 2023)
Highlights The NICD has tested 6422 serum samples for measles since epidemiological week 40, 2022, of which 1091 (17%) were
June 30, 2023
Introducing exciting new NMC Reporting App features
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has been committed to improving public health surveillance data to enable better disease
June 29, 2023
SOUTH AFRICAN MEASLES OUTBREAK UPDATE 2023 (23 JUNE 2023)
Issued by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases based on laboratory testing data Highlights The NICD has tested 6360 serum
June 23, 2023
SOUTH AFRICAN MEASLES OUTBREAK UPDATE 2023 (19 JUNE 2023)
Issued by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases based on laboratory testing data. Highlights The NICD has tested 6309 serum
June 19, 2023
South African Measles Outbreak Update 2023 (9 June 2023)
Issued by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases based on laboratory testing data Highlights The NICD has tested 6264 serum
June 9, 2023
Increase in flu cases across the country(5 June 2023)
Influenza cases at sentinel influenza-like illness (ILI) and pneumonia surveillance sites have been steadily increasing since week 15 (starting 10
June 5, 2023
South African Measles Outbreak Update 2023 (2 June 2023)
Issued by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases based on laboratory testing data Highlights The NICD has tested 6193 serum
June 2, 2023
South African Measles Outbreak Update 2023 (26 May 2023)
Issued by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases based on laboratory testing data Highlights The NICD has tested 6010 serum
May 26, 2023
Update – Mumps outbreak (26 May 2023)
Issued by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases based on laboratory testing data. Data was extracted from the NICD Surveillance
May 26, 2023
Diphtheria Alert for Healthcare Workers
Two laboratory-confirmed cases of toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheria disease were in identified in April 2023. One was in the Western Cape
May 19, 2023
South African Measles Outbreak Update 2023 (19 May 2023)
Issued by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases based on laboratory testing data (Based on laboratory testing data up until
May 19, 2023
Studies confirm the importance of preventing RSV disease as early as possible
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg contributed three papers to a collection of papers published in the BMC Medicine
May 17, 2023
South African Measles Outbreak Update 2023 (12 May 2023)
Issued by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases based on laboratory testing data Highlights The NICD has tested 5853 serum
May 12, 2023
Confirmation of mumps outbreak, South Africa (11 May 2023)
Mumps is an acute viral infection caused by the rubulavirus, also known as mumps virus. It is sometimes called ‘infectious
May 11, 2023
Malaria Cases On The Rise (10 May 2023)
We are currently seeing a significant increase in malaria cases in the endemic provinces and Gauteng, with many cases of
May 10, 2023
There are lots of myths about flu: we debunk six of them
Despite the availability of vaccines for influenza – or flu – the virus continues to kill people across the world.
May 5, 2023
South African Measles Outbreak Update 2023 (4 May 2023)
Issued by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases based on laboratory testing data Highlights The NICD has tested 5853 serum
May 4, 2023
