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/ 1 September 2009
The number of swine flu deaths in South Africa has risen to 27, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases said on Tuesday.
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/ 1 September 2009
Scientists are abuzz with the discovery of a new species of mosquito identified by researchers from Wits and the NICD.
Health authorities issued a renewed warning to pregnant women on Monday as the total of confirmed South African swine flu deaths reached 18.
A total of six deaths and 3 485 cases of swine flu were confirmed in South Africa on Monday, the NICD said.
Laboratory tests to confirm a second death reportedly attributed to swine flu in KwaZulu-Natal should be available early on Thursday.
Seventeen new cases of swine flu have been confirmed in South Africa, pushing the total of infections to 47.
The number of swine-flu cases in SA has risen to 30, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases said on Monday.
Two suspected cases of swine flu have been reported in South Africa, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases said on Wednesday.
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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.
Parallel trials for Aids vaccines in South Africa look promising in their long road to conclusion, a press conference in Sandton heard on Friday. Indications are that vaccine trials tailored for global strains had an effect against the strain of the virus most prevalent in South Africa.