https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/151.html South Africa Infectious diseases news 15 Infectious Diseases news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/151.html en-us Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:33:49 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/is-sa-workplace-culture-making-you-ill-survey-finds-its-not-to-be-sneezed-at-178326a A new survey found that South African professionals are more susceptible to illness, especially during periods like flu season, raising concerns about the role of workplace culture in contributing to poor health habits amongst employees. 1-268828 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:32:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infectious Diseases South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/cepi-60m-speeds-up-race-to-develop-ebola-bundibugyo-vaccine-390708a Global health organisation Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) will give roughly $60m to Moderna and two other groups to accelerate the development of shots against Ebola Bundibugyo, the deadly virus that has swept through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. 1-268653 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:07:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infectious Diseases South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/congos-ebola-outbreak-spirals-faster-than-global-response-390828a In an Ebola outbreak, hours matter. Yet the response to the deadly and fast-spreading epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo is weeks if not months behind - and missing thousands of people who may be at risk. 1-268573 Fri, 29 May 2026 08:27:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infectious Diseases South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/gates-foundation-commits-15m-to-ebola-response-as-who-suspects-900-cases-512200a To support measures to contain the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda — which the World Health Organisation (WHO) suspects has reached 900 cases — the Gates Foundation has committed an initial $15m in emergency funding. 1-268386 Mon, 25 May 2026 08:14:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infectious Diseases South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/nicd-detects-2-polio-virus-strains-in-cape-town-wastewater-401139a The Department of Health has confirmed that the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) detected two different polio virus strains in wastewater sampled from a wastewater treatment plant in Cape Town. 1-268375 Fri, 22 May 2026 15:27:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infectious Diseases South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/hantavirus-in-africa-why-climate-change-rats-and-weak-surveillance-are-worrying-scientists-623331a Hantaviruses are not new. They have circulated for decades in rodent populations, particularly in rats and mice. Humans can become infected if they are bitten or scratched by a rodent or by inhaling aerosolised particles. These are tiny bits of rodent urine, faeces or saliva floating through the air that are contaminated by the virus. 1-268351 Fri, 22 May 2026 11:43:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infectious Diseases South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/stellies-leads-efforts-to-curb-ebola-outbreak-as-who-warns-of-escalation-845413a The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that the current Ebola outbreak in Central Africa — which is linked to 600 cases and 130 deaths — is expected to continue to grow. Professor Jean B. Nachega, the director of Stellenbosch University’s Biomedical Research Institute (BMRI), has stated that every possible measure must be taken to contain it and prevent further spread across Africa and the world. 1-268299 Thu, 21 May 2026 11:26:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infectious Diseases South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/cross-border-ebola-threat-sparks-africa-cdc-alert-as-sa-urged-vigilance-289827a South Africa should stay vigilant and ready to respond to the recent Ebola outbreak in Central Africa, as people travel to and from the region. Infectious diseases epidemiologist Professor Salim Abdool Karim spoke to SABC News about the outbreak in DRC and Uganda, which the Africa CDC declared a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS). 1-268210 Tue, 19 May 2026 09:38:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infectious Diseases South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ebola-outbreak-in-drc-and-uganda-triggers-who-emergency-alert-956954a President Cyril Ramaphosa commended the governments of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda for their prompt response in declaring the recent Ebola outbreak in the region. At the same time, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa as a public health emergency of international concern, following 80 deaths caused by the disease. 1-268164 Mon, 18 May 2026 08:09:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infectious Diseases South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/western-cape-woman-tests-negative-for-hantavirus-as-who-cases-rise-178486a The Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, stated that a Western Cape woman, who is being monitored for hantavirus symptoms, has had negative test results. South Africa is currently monitoring and tracing 97 people linked to the two positive cases of the Andes strain of the hantavirus detected in the country: a Dutch woman who died and a British passenger being treated in Johannesburg. 1-268058 Wed, 13 May 2026 10:23:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infectious Diseases South Africa