Haemorrhagic Fever

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.

The nursing sister fighting a deadly arenavirus is showing signs of responding to her treatment, although she is still in a serious condition.

The nursing sister being treated for an arenavirus is still in a serious condition at the Morningside Medi-Clinic, a spokesperson said on Monday.

A Morningside Medi-Clinic nurse is confirmed to have contracted the recently identified arenavirus, which led to the deaths of three people.

The mystery viral haemorrhagic fever that killed three people in South Africa has been provisionally identified as an arenavirus.

Two people have been admitted for closer monitoring in connection with viral haemorrhagic fever at the Morningside Medi-Clinic.