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/ 8 December 2008
The death of a South African man in Brazil was not caused by the arenavirus, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said on Monday.
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/ 4 December 2008
It is highly unlikely that the death of a South African man in Brazil was caused by a new type of arenavirus, it was reported on Thursday.
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/ 7 November 2008
A man presenting symptoms similar to viral haemorrhagic fever has been admitted to the Life Fourways Hospital in Johannesburg.
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/ 6 November 2008
One of the most lethal viruses known to science has made its appearance in Africa, but naming it has been held up by political sensitivities.
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/ 28 October 2008
Tests indicate that the haemorrhagic disease that killed three people in the country is a new type of arenavirus, the SABC reported on Monday.
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/ 20 October 2008
The nursing sister being treated for an arenavirus is still in a serious condition at the Morningside Medi-Clinic, a spokesperson said on Monday.
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/ 13 October 2008
A Morningside Medi-Clinic nurse is confirmed to have contracted the recently identified arenavirus, which led to the deaths of three people.