Alert: Update on enteric fever in South Africa (18 Feb 2022)
Background Enteric fever is a potentially life-threatening infection. It includes typhoid fever (caused by the bacterium Salmonella Typhi) and paratyphoid
February 18, 2022
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South African scientists on the inside story of discovering omicron – and what their experience offers the world about future variants. Podcast
After South African scientists sounded the alarm about the new omicron variant, countries around the world closed their borders. Kim
February 4, 2022
What would happen if all the mosquitoes in the world disappeared?
Shüné Oliver, National Institute for Communicable Diseases Curious Kids is a series for children in which we ask experts to
February 4, 2022
The importance of non-pharmaceutical interventions
In South Africa, the burden of communicable diseases greatly threatens the health sector, as recently demonstrated by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
February 3, 2022
Malaria Alert (24 Jan 2022)
Despite South Africa entering its peak malaria season, many malaria cases are being misdiagnosed as COVID-19. Both malaria and COVID-19
January 24, 2022
COVID-19 and returning to work Frequently Asked Questions
Q: My manager has asked me to re-test before I can return to work even though I have been in
January 9, 2022
