
South African Measles Outbreak Update 2023 ( 16 March )
Highlights The NICD has tested 4830 serum samples for measles since epidemiological week 40, 2022, of which 772 (16%) were
Highlights The NICD has tested 4830 serum samples for measles since epidemiological week 40, 2022, of which 772 (16%) were
Highlights The NICD has tested 4608 serum samples for measles since epidemiological week 40, 2022, of which 727 (15.8%) were
Highlights The NICD has tested 4250 serum samples for measles since epidemiological week 40, 2022, of which 665 (15.6%) were
As of 28 February 2023, a total of six confirmed cholera cases including one death have been reported in Gauteng
Highlights The NICD has tested 4019 serum samples for measles since epidemiological week 40, 2022, of which 615 (15.3%) were
The National Institute for Communicable Disease alerts the National Department of Health and the Western Cape province about the increase
South Africa is a water-scarce country. Changing rainfall patterns and the escalating electricity crisis are making the situation worse. Treating
Highlights The NICD has tested 3694 serum samples for measles since epidemiological week 40, 2022, of which 560 (15.1%) were
Highlights The NICD has tested 3279 serum samples for measles since epidemiological week 40, 2022, of which 506 (15.4%) were
Highlights The NICD has currently tested 3156 serum samples for measles of which 459 (14.5%) were confirmed positive from epidemiological
Highlights Since the last Situation Report, 24 new laboratory-confirmed measles cases have been detected across the country according to data
From epidemiological week 40, 2022 (ending 8 October 2022) to mid-week 02, 2023 (ending 14 January 2023) the NICD has
From epidemiological week 40, 2022 (ending 8 October 2022) to mid-week 01, 2023 (ending 07 January 2023) the NICD has
The Omicron variant of concern has given rise to many new sublineages, including the BA.1 and BA.2 that were predominant
Since week 40, 2022 NICD has tested 2252 serum samples for measles antibodies, of which 318 (14%) have tested positive.
In total, 297 cases of laboratory-confirmed measles cases have been reported in South Africa for specimens collected from epidemiological week 40
In total, 227 cases of laboratory-confirmed measles outbreak cases have been reported in South Africa for specimens collected from epidemiological week
In total, 169 cases of laboratory-confirmed measles outbreak cases have been reported from 11 October to 07 December 2022 across
An increase in pertussis cases has been reported in South Africa among children younger than five years of age, particularly
In total, 137 cases of laboratory-confirmed measles have been reported from the declaration of the outbreak in Limpopo province from
The World Health Organisation (WHO)’s monitoring and evaluation framework for implementation of International Health Regulations (IHR-2005) recommends that every member
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