
Diphtheria Situational Report (Week 18 Of 2025)
Between 01 January 2024 and 04 May 2025, 49 confirmed cases of respiratory diphtheria, 1 probable respiratory diphtheria case and

Between 01 January 2024 and 04 May 2025, 49 confirmed cases of respiratory diphtheria, 1 probable respiratory diphtheria case and

Global Cholera Landscape Cholera, an acute diarrhoeal illness caused by ingestion of contaminated food or water, remains a serious global

Doxycycline has been officially recognised as an important tool for malaria chemoprevention in South Africa, with recent regulatory updates making

Between 1 January 2024 and 27 April 2025, 48 confirmed cases of respiratory diphtheria, 1 probable respiratory diphtheria case and

Between 1 January 2024 and 20 April 2025, 46 confirmed cases of respiratory diphtheria, 1 probable respiratory diphtheria case and

Sub-Saharan Africa continues to bear the brunt of malaria cases in the world. In this region 11 countries account for two-thirds of

Rabies is a fatal, but preventable, viral infection that is endemic in South Africa. Transmission of rabies virus to humans,

Between 1 January 2024 and 13 April 2025, 43 confirmed cases of respiratory diphtheria, 1 probable respiratory diphtheria case and

South Africa usually experiences an uptick in malaria cases after the Easter holidays, associated with increased travel to malaria-endemic regions

South Africa’s influenza season has officially begun, and it has arrived earlier than expected. The flu season started in the

From epidemiological week 1 to week 14 of 2025, 108 laboratory-confirmed measles cases and 238 rubella cases were reported by

Between 1 January 2024 and 6 April 2025, 40 confirmed cases of respiratory diphtheria, 1 probable respiratory diphtheria case and

The 2025 influenza season has started. The influenza season started in week 13 (week starting 24 March 2025) when the

As flu season approaches in South Africa, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) is urging the public to get

Between 1 January 2024 and 30 March 2025, 37 confirmed cases of respiratory diphtheria, 1 probable respiratory diphtheria case and

From epidemiological week 1 to week 52 of 2024, 931 laboratory-confirmed cases of measles and 15 100 cases of rubella

Between 1 January 2024 and 23 March 2025, 36 confirmed cases of respiratory diphtheria, 1 probable respiratory diphtheria case and

Half of all neonatal deaths occur in Africa, making infection prevention and treatment a critical public health priority. The Sustainable

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of bronchiolitis and lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) in young children and

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases wishes to advise members of the public to review the vaccination status of their

On 21 February 2025, a case of mpox was confirmed in a patient from Gauteng Province with a recent travel
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