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 Wed, 20 May 2026 00:43:38 +0200 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 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sa-identifies-97-contacts-tied-to-mv-hondius-hantavirus-outbreak-401749a The Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, said 97 contacts in South Africa are linked to the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius. Previously, the country identified 62 people who had been in contact with two positive cases: a Dutch woman who died and a British passenger being treated in Johannesburg. 1-268015 Tue, 12 May 2026 08:41:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infectious Diseases South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/cruise-evacuees-face-42-day-quarantine-to-contain-hantavirus-spread-736532a Groups of passengers and crew disembarked from a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak on Sunday to be evacuated to their home countries, where they will isolate according to national protocols to prevent further spread of the disease. Back in South Africa, a spokesperson for the Department of Health said that the condition of a British man who was admitted to a hospital in Johannesburg after falling ill with hantavirus aboard a luxury cruise ship is gradually improving. 1-267962 Mon, 11 May 2026 12:14:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infectious Diseases South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/western-cape-monitors-4-contacts-linked-to-hantavirus-outbreak-281037a The Department of Health has indicated that health authorities in the Western Cape are closely monitoring four people connected to the hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius. 1-267920 Fri, 08 May 2026 08:48:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infectious Diseases South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sa-traces-airlink-passengers-after-cruise-linked-hantavirus-case-958124a Passengers who travelled on Airlink flight 4Z132 from St Helena to Johannesburg on 25 April 2026 are being traced after a hantavirus case linked to a wider international cruise ship outbreak prompted a coordinated public health response. 1-267894 Thu, 07 May 2026 10:55:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infectious Diseases South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-africa-traces-62-contacts-after-fatal-andes-hantavirus-found-403639a The Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has addressed the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius. Two positive cases — the Andes strain, rare for person-to-person transmission and primarily found in the Americas — were detected in South Africa: a Dutch woman who collapsed at OR Tambo International Airport and later died, and a British passenger in critical condition at a Johannesburg hospital. 1-267875 Thu, 07 May 2026 10:09:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infectious Diseases South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/nicd-confirms-rare-human-human-andes-hantavirus-in-mv-hondius-passengers-847003a The Minister of Health, Aaron Motsoaledi, informed Parliament that the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has identified the Andes strain of hantavirus, which spreads human-to-human, in two people who came off a cruise ship hit by an outbreak of the disease. 1-267839 Wed, 06 May 2026 10:19:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infectious Diseases South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/who-says-public-risk-low-as-suspected-hantavirus-delays-cape-verde-docking-281377a Medics were working to evacuate two people with symptoms of the deadly hantavirus after a suspected outbreak on a luxury cruise ship held off West Africa, carrying mostly British, American and Spanish passengers, officials said. 1-267780 Tue, 05 May 2026 08:09:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infectious Diseases South Africa