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Monkeypox belongs to the Poxviridae family of viruses, which includes smallpox. Picture: CDC/Cynthia S. Goldsmith

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SA monkeypox cases identified as belonging to West African clade

By Kevin Brandt

The World Health Organization said that there were two clades of the monkeypox virus - the West African clade and the Congo Basin or Central African clade. A...

  • Monkeypox belongs to the Poxviridae family of viruses, which includes smallpox. Picture: CDC/Cynthia S. Goldsmith

    Monkeypox: Here's what we know about the spread of the disease in SA, so far

    Sara-Jayne King spoke to Professor Adrian Puren - executive director of the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD).

    39 days ago
  • Monkeypox belongs to the Poxviridae family of viruses, which includes smallpox. Picture: CDC/Cynthia S. Goldsmith

    No reason to panic over SA's second monkeypox case - NICD

    South Africa's second monkeypox case has been diagnosed in Cape Town.

    42 days ago
  • Monkeypox belongs to the Poxviridae family of viruses, which includes smallpox. Picture: CDC/Cynthia S. Goldsmith

    NICD warns that more monkeypox cases could be recorded in SA in the coming days

    Health Minister Joe Phaahla revealed that a man, aged 30, in Johannesburg had been confirmed positive for monkeypox.

    47 days ago
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    COVID-19: South Africa records 6,527 new cases

    The National Institute of Communicable Diseases says this increase represents a 21.5 percent positivity rate also pushing our known caseload to over 3.7 million.

    101 days ago
  • FILE: A nurse from Lancet Nectare hospital performs a COVID-19 coronavirus test in Richmond, Johannesburg, on 18 December 2020. Picture: AFP.

    More people testing for COVID-19 as cases rise - NICD

    The Health Department said that 30,186 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the country in the past 24 hours.

    104 days ago
  • A feeding female 'Anopheles sinensis' mosquito on a human hand. Picture: CDC/James Gathany.

    SA set to miss malaria elimination deadline for second time

    The World Health Organization on Monday said that progress in eradicating the disease had stalled in recent years, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.

    107 days ago
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    NCID says many malaria cases being misdiagnosed as COVID

    The NCID said that both malaria and COVID-19 have similar non-specific early symptoms including fever, chills, headaches, fatigue and muscle pain.

    197 days ago
  • FILE: A Dis-Chem Pharmacy health professional collects a nasal swab for a COVID-19 coronavirus test at a drive-through testing site at a mall in Centurion on 9 April 2020. Picture: AFP

    More than 70% of South Africans have been exposed to COVID-19 - NICD

    NICD experts gave a technical overview of how they monitor the flow of data on the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

    230 days ago
  • FILE: A patient infected with COVID-19 at the Tembisa Hospital in Gauteng on 2 March 2021. Picture: Guillem Sartorio / AFP

    NICD: 87% of patients who died in hospital recently unvaxxed or partially jabbed

    Of the 309 COVID-19 patients who'd died and whose vaccination status was known, 40 were fully vaccinated while 269 were not vaccinated or not fully vaccinated.

    231 days ago
  • FILE: A health worker conducts a COVID-19 coronavirus molecular test in Parkview, Johannesburg, on 22 October 2020. Picture: LUCA SOLA/AFP

    Gauteng has surpassed peak of COVID 4th wave - NICD

    NICD head of public health surveillance and response division, Doctor Michelle Groome, said that there had been a decrease in the number of new daily coronavirus infections in Gauteng.

    231 days ago
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    NHLS resolves issues delaying the release of COVID-19 tests

    The NHLS said that the glitches coincided with security upgrades affecting daily production and leading to the backlog.

    240 days ago
  • FILE: A patient infected with COVID-19 at the Tembisa Hospital in Gauteng on 2 March 2021. Picture: Guillem Sartorio / AFP

    NICD: Hospitals should be prepared for COVID-19 fourth wave infections

    National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) data shows there's been a 66% rise in the number of patients being hospitalised with the disease nationally over the past week.

    246 days ago
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    COVID-19 infections among kids under 5 are the second highest in SA - NICD

    To date, over 116,000 children aged 10 years and younger have contracted the virus, while close to 300,000 teens have been infected.

    246 days ago
  • COVID fourth wave: Increased hospital admissions in children

    Experts from the National Institute For Communicable Diseases of South Africa noted that there was an increase in admissions in children, especially under 4-year-olds during the start of the fourth wave.

    250 days ago
  • FILE: A nurse from Lancet Nectare hospital performs a COVID-19 coronavirus test in Richmond, Johannesburg, on 18 December 2020. Picture: AFP.

    SA COVID cases spike again as 11,535 new cases recorded

    Gauteng accounts for 72% of the new coronavirus infections, the Western Cape 6% and KwaZulu-Natal 5%.

    250 days ago
  • FILE: A nurse from Lancet Nectare hospital performs a COVID-19 coronavirus test in Richmond, Johannesburg, on 18 December 2020. Picture: AFP.

    Previous infection may not stop Omicron: NICD

    Outlining early research into the newly-emerged variant, she said doctors were seeing "an increase for Omicron reinfections".

    251 days ago
  • FILE: A health worker conducts a COVID-19 coronavirus molecular test in Parkview, Johannesburg, on 22 October 2020. Picture: LUCA SOLA/AFP

    Omicron COVID variant likely present in all provinces, MPs told

    Deputy Health Minister Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo and infectious diseases specialists briefed Parliament’s Health Committee on Wednesday night about the new variant and the country's preparations to deal with the fourth wave of infections.

    251 days ago
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    FAQs: Learn more about the new COVID-19 variant called B.1.1.529

    On 25 November, the Health Department confirmed that a new coronavirus variant - called B.1.1.529 - had been detected in South Africa.

    257 days ago
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