No need to panic about the new COVID-19 variant
The newly identified SARS-CoV-2 variant, NB.1.8.1, is an Omicron-descendent lineage derived from the recombinant variant XDV.1.5.1. It was first detected
June 10, 2025
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Diphtheria situational report (week 22 of 2025)
Between 01 January 2024 and 01 June 2025, 56 confirmed cases of respiratory diphtheria, 1 probable respiratory diphtheria case and
June 6, 2025
Diphtheria situational report (week 21 of 2025)
Between 01 January 2024 and 25 May 2025, 56 confirmed cases of respiratory diphtheria, 1 probable respiratory diphtheria case and
May 30, 2025
Diphtheria Situational Report (Week 20 Of 2025)
Between 01 January 2024 and 18 May 2025, 55 confirmed cases of respiratory diphtheria, 1 probable respiratory diphtheria case and
May 23, 2025
Measles and Rubella Monthly Surveillance Report (May 2025)
From epidemiological week 1 to week 18 of 2025,182 laboratory-confirmed measles cases and 280 rubella cases were reported by the
May 19, 2025
Chikungunya Cases Rise: South African Travellers Urged to Take Care
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) outbreaks have occurred across Africa, the Americas, the Caribbean, Asia, Europe, and the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
May 16, 2025
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