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Between 01 January 2024 and 6 July2025, 60 confirmed cases of respiratory diphtheria, 1 probable respiratory diphtheria case and 48
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From epidemiological week 1 to week 27 of 2025, 379 laboratory-confirmed measles cases and 409 rubella cases were reported by
Between 01 January 2024 and 22 June 2025, 59 confirmed cases of respiratory diphtheria, 1 probable respiratory diphtheria case and
Between 01 January 2024 and 15 June 2025, 59 confirmed cases of respiratory diphtheria, 1 probable respiratory diphtheria case and
Between 01 January 2024 and 08 June 2025, 58 confirmed cases of respiratory diphtheria, 1 probable respiratory diphtheria case and
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Between 01 January 2024 and 01 June 2025, 56 confirmed cases of respiratory diphtheria, 1 probable respiratory diphtheria case and
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The National Cancer Registry (NCR), based at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), in partnership with Living With Cancer
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The latest Public Health Bulletin South Africa (PHBSA) surveillance report calls for heightened awareness against rabies. Rabies is a viral
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From epidemiological week 1 to week 18 of 2025,182 laboratory-confirmed measles cases and 280 rubella cases were reported by the
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) outbreaks have occurred across Africa, the Americas, the Caribbean, Asia, Europe, and the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Between 01 January 2024 and 11 May 2025, 50 confirmed cases of respiratory diphtheria, 1 probable respiratory diphtheria case, 1
Between 01 January 2024 and 04 May 2025, 49 confirmed cases of respiratory diphtheria, 1 probable respiratory diphtheria case and
Global Cholera Landscape Cholera, an acute diarrhoeal illness caused by ingestion of contaminated food or water, remains a serious global
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