The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has detected two polio virus strains VDPV3 and nOPV2-L in wastewater sampled from a treatment plant in Cape Town,...
What happened The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) detected two polio virus strains VDPV3 and nOPV2-L in wastewater samples from a treatment plant in Cape...
Health authorities keep close watch after cruise ship-linked hantavirus cases High-risk contacts of confirmed hantavirus patients are being quarantined and monitored for 42 days following their...
Bird flu is spreading globally, here’s what South Africans need to know now It’s no longer just a farming problem For years, “bird flu” sounded like...
What was meant to be a standout weekend on the KwaZulu-Natal school sports calendar has been abruptly called off, after a wave of illness swept through...
A deadly virus with a mortality rate as high as 75% has resurfaced, claiming six lives globally since 2025. The Nipah virus (NiV), a zoonotic pathogen...
Typhoid Outbreak Sparks Alarm in Tshwane As Tshwane continues to wrestle with the fallout from its controversial R777 million water tanker saga, the city now faces...
The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Health has confirmed a surge in Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) cases, with a reported 420 child infections and four...
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has issued a public health alert regarding respiratory diphtheria, which has been prevalent across South Africa since 2024. The...