South Africa has experienced 978 lab-confirmed cases of listeria poisoning since January 2017 [1], in what the United Nations has declared the largest listeria
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The first major study in nearly a century intended to test a new tuberculosis vaccine in infants was ineffective. The ‘MVA85A’ vaccine had been the
The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Provincial Government of South Africa says it is moving quickly to respond to a recent of outbreak of rabies. There have been
Nine patients have been infected with the highly antibiotic-resistant, NDM-1 containing bacteria, commonly known as a superbug, at the Life Glynnwood Hospital in Benoni, South
An outbreak of avian influenza on an ostrich farm in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, South Africa had led to a ban on all exports of the
A case of rift valley fever has been identified in Groot-Brakrivier in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Although only one case has been
Here at HealthMap, we are often focused on outbreaks happening right now. As the new year approaches, we reflect on some of the outbreaks of