Cholera: residents urged to visit clinics immediately if they suspect a stomach bug
KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane said they do not want cholera to hit the province and be found that the department is not ready.
Source: iol.co.za
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Cholera death toll rises to 20 - South Africa
News and Press Release in English on South Africa about Health and Epidemic; published on 25 May 2023 by Govt. South Africa
Source: reliefweb.int
eThekwini urges communities to practise hygiene as cholera cases rise elsewhere
Recent reports show that more than 20 people have died of cholera.
Source: iol.co.za
Cholera death toll rises to 20
The Department of Health has announced that the number of deaths related to the cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, has soared to 20.
Source: sanews.gov.za
Any diarrhoea case should be treated as suspected cholera
The head of the Centre for Enteric Diseases at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), Dr Juno Thomas, said 20% of those infected with cholera - caused by the bacteria Vibrio cholerae, which develops into acute watery diarrhoea and most patients may vomit, while fever is mostly absent.
Source: iol.co.za