Cholera

The victim was a 24-year-old man residing in Benoni. Cholera first appeared in South Africa at the end of January when sisters travelling from Malawi ...

The man was the country’s fourth cholera case. Cholera spreads mainly through contaminated or polluted water. He visited Edenvale Hospital’s emergency centre after a four-day bout of diarrhoea, vomiting, and body weakness. One of his contacts is still in hospital. The man was the country’s fifth confirmed cholera case. Cholera was first detected in South Africa in January, after two sisters contracted the bacterial disease in Malawi.

One person with no travel history has died due to cholera in South Africa, the health department said on Thursday, as the number of confirmed cases in the ...

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Health Minister Joe Phaahla says the number of laboratory-confirmed cases has risen to five.

37 people have died of cholera in Mozambique since the start of the current outbreak last December, according to Health Minister Armindo Tiago, ...

To date, the number of cases diagnosed is 5,260, mostly in the northern province of Niassa. As for polio, Tiago said that in 2022 the country had notified 932 cases, compared with 473 in 2021. To break the chain of contamination, the Minister added, a vaccination campaign against cholera will be held, as from next Monday, in the four provinces where the situation is regarded as of most concern.

The department's spokesperson, Foster Mohale, said the announcement of the first death linked to cholera detected in South Africa follows the announcement ...

“The 5th case is a 24-year-old male residing in Emandleni Wattville, Benoni, in Ekurhuleni with no travel history. The patient presented with profuse watery diarrhoea and was admitted to Tambo Memorial Hospital. “The 4th case is a 28-year-old male residing in Alexandra Township with no local or international travel history.

The first two of those were imported from Malawi which is buckling under its deadliest cholera outbreak in decades. The victim in South Africa is a 24-year-old ...

South Africa last suffered an outbreak of the waterborne disease between 2008 and 2009, when around 12,000 cases were recorded after a huge outbreak in neighbouring Zimbabwe. The victim in South Africa is a 24-year-old man from Benoni, a district east of Johannesburg. The first two of those were imported from Malawi which is buckling under its deadliest cholera outbreak in decades.

South Africa has recorded its first cholera-related death as laboratory confirmed cases increase to five.

“The fifth case is a 24-year-old male residing in Emandleni Wattville, Benoni, in Ekurhuleni with no travel history. “The patient presented himself at the Edenvale Hospital Emergency Centre with a four-day history of diarrhoea, vomiting and body weakness,” said Health Department spokesperson Foster Mohale. “The fourth case is a 28-year-old male residing in Alexandra with no local or international travel history.

A 24-year-old man from Emandleni informal settlement in Wattville, Benoni, has died from cholera. Stock photo. Image: 123RF/tashatuvango.

The first two confirmed cases were two sisters who had travelled to Johannesburg from Malawi and presented symptoms on arrival. All people who experience cholera-like symptoms, with or without local or international travel history, are encouraged to immediately visit their nearest health facility for screening and testing to ensure early detection and successful treatment, if they test positive,” said Mohale. “The [fourth] patient presented himself at the Edenvale Hospital Emergency Centre with a four-day history of diarrhoea, vomiting and body weakness.”

The man presented himself at the Edenvale Hospital with a four-day history of diarrhoea, vomiting and body weakness.

His results confirmed positive status and he died a few days later,” said Mohale. “He also presented with diarrhea and was admitted at Tambo Memorial Hospital. The man presented himself at the Edenvale Hospital with a four-day history of diarrhoea, vomiting and body weakness.

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The third case involved the husband of one of the sisters. In early February, the country reported the first two cases of cholera in two sisters. Health Minister Joe Phaahla says the number of laboratory-confirmed cases has risen to five.— Mehmet Vefa Dag (@Mehmetvefadag)

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The development comes on the heels of rising cases of cholera in Southern Africa, with Malawi battling its deadliest outbreak yet, with more than 1300 ...

South Africa reported two imported cases of the disease from Malawi earlier this month. FILE PHOTO: Pilirani Wanja, a clinician at Ndirande Health Centre, demonstrates to clients how to take the cholera vaccine in response to the latest cholera outbreak in Blantyre, Malawi, November 16, 2022. It can kill within hours if untreated.

The Health Department has encouraged anyone with a history of the disease or who experiences vomiting and diarrhoea to visit their nearest health facility ...

The department's spokesperson, Foster Mohale, has encouraged anyone with a history of the disease or who experiences vomiting and diarrhoea to visit their nearest health facility for testing. The Health Department has encouraged anyone with a history of the disease or who experiences vomiting and diarrhoea to visit their nearest health facility for testing. CAPE TOWN - The Department of Health has urged the public to practice good hygiene to minimise the spread of cholera.