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Interview: NICD’s Prof Anne von Gottberg on Preparing for Flu Season 2025
As flu season approaches in South Africa, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) is urging the public to get

Diphtheria Situational Report (Week 13 Of 2025)
Between 1 January 2024 and 30 March 2025, 37 confirmed cases of respiratory diphtheria, 1 probable respiratory diphtheria case and

Measles and Rubella Monthly Surveillance Report (Feb 2025)
From epidemiological week 1 to week 52 of 2024, 931 laboratory-confirmed cases of measles and 15 100 cases of rubella

Diphtheria Situational Report (Week 12 Of 2025)
Between 1 January 2024 and 23 March 2025, 36 confirmed cases of respiratory diphtheria, 1 probable respiratory diphtheria case and

Bloodstream Infections in South African Neonates: Insights from Experts (Podcast)
Half of all neonatal deaths occur in Africa, making infection prevention and treatment a critical public health priority. The Sustainable

Start of the 2025 Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Season (Alert to Clinicians)
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of bronchiolitis and lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) in young children and

Increase In Cases Of Respiratory Diphtheria in South Africa In 2024 And 2025
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases wishes to advise members of the public to review the vaccination status of their

Mpox Alert (March 2025)
On 21 February 2025, a case of mpox was confirmed in a patient from Gauteng Province with a recent travel

Diphtheria Situational Report (Week 11 Of 2025)
Between 1 January 2024 and 16 March 2025, 33 confirmed cases of respiratory diphtheria, 1 probable respiratory diphtheria case and

Diphtheria Situational Report (Week 10 Of 2025)
Between 1 January 2024 and 9 March 2025, 31 confirmed cases of respiratory diphtheria and 38 asymptomatic carriers of toxigenic