Listeriosis deaths
Tiger Brands reopens meat plant after listeria outbreak
South Africa issued a recall of all processed meat products called ‘polony' and ordered the closure of some processing plants, after the disease killed more...
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Lawyers for listeriosis claimants aim to file class action suit in new year
This comes after a South Gauteng High Court granted Richard Spoor Attorneys the go ahead to sue Tiger Brands for damages and liability.
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Tiger Brands on listeriosis class action: 'We will act with integrity'
Richard Spoor Attorneys launched the application against Tiger Brands, saying it will proceed with the class action early next year.
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Lawyers representing listeriosis victims want dept's buy-in to sue Tiger Brands
The lawyers say they are waiting for a notice to be published this week to allow for their class-action lawsuit against Tiger Brands to go ahead.
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Motsoaledi: Health Dept to continue with emergency response to listeria
On Monday, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi announced the end of the listeriosis outbreak, saying that there has not been a new case reported in the last three months.
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Death toll from listeria outbreak in SA rises to over 200
The number of cases reported has risen to 1,033, the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) said.
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AfriForum: Premature for govt to halt listeriosis testing
Around 50 new cases of listeriosis have been reported in South Africa since the outbreak in December, with almost two hundred reported deaths from the disease.
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NICD confirms 125 listeriosis cases in WC
Since January this year, just over 1,000 cases have been reported countrywide.
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NICD: 4 more listeriosis deaths confirmed
There have now been 193 confirmed deaths, out of 691 confirmed cases. There are still 320 cases being tested.
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WHO says Australia exported listeria-tainted melons to 9 countries
Between 17 January and 6 April, Australia reported 19 confirmed and one probable case of listeriosis, all of whom were hospitalised. Seven died.
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Zambia ends ban on SA food imports, except those linked to listeria
Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya said the ban was lifted on most food after tests had not revealed the presence of listeria.
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NICD: Listeriosis has been brought under control
Exactly a month since the recall of Enterprise polony, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says that the number of listeriosis cases has decreased significantly.
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8 new listeriosis cases reported in WC
This brings the total to 121 cases in the province since a countrywide outbreak was first reported last year. Twenty-nine people have died in the Cape from the food-borne disease.
