Zimbabwe: After Three Outbreaks, Zimbabwe Is On High Alert to Curtail Cholera
[New Zimbabwe] Haunted by memories of epidemics past and bordered by outbreaks, Zimbabwe is bracing for the deadly, but preventable, infection. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 27, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
South Africa: Cholera Outbreak Steals the Show At Tshwane Budget
[Scrolla] The budget speech delivered by Tshwane's MMC for Finance, Peter Sutton, on Wednesday, placed significant emphasis on wastewater treatment plants. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 27, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
South Africa: Cholera Toll Rises Amid Calls for Swift Action and Less Finger-Pointing
[Daily Maverick] The death toll from an outbreak of cholera in Gauteng has risen to 21, with another death being recorded in the Free State. The question now being asked is how does the government plan to contain the Hammanskraal outbreak if the source is unknown? (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 26, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
South Africa: Nurses Protest Against Staff Shortage At Hospital Treating Cholera Patients
[GroundUp] About 100 nurses originally contracted to deal with the Covid pandemic have not had their contracts renewed (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 26, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
South Africa: Cholera Death Toll Rises to 20
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Health has announced that the number of deaths related to the cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, has soared to 20. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 26, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
South Africa: Cholera Claims 21 Lives As It Hits Free State Province
[Scrolla] The Department of Health has announced that the number of deaths related to the cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal, north of Tshwane, has risen to 20. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 26, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Cholera kills 17 in South Africa and a further 9 in neighboring Zimbabwe
At least 17 people have died in a cholera outbreak in the Hammanskraal township outside South Africa's capital of Pretoria (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - May 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
South Africa: Deadly Cholera Outbreak Was Just a Matter of Time
[GroundUp] Drinking water has been dirty for at least three years, the Department of Water and Sanitation's own tests show (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 24, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
South Africa: Cholera Death Toll Rises to 17 in Hammanskraal
[SAnews.gov.za] The Gauteng Department of Health says the number of people, who have lost their lives following a cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, now stands at 17. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 24, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
South Africa: Water Dept Intervenes in Hammanskraal Cholera Outbreak, Govt Says
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has assured the public that it is working on an integrated model to respond to the current cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 24, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
South Africa: Experts Want Every Diarrhoea Case to Be Treated As Suspected Cholera
[SAnews.gov.za] Experts are advising healthcare workers to treat all diarrhoea cases as suspected Cholera until proven otherwise. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 24, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
South Africa: Cholera - a Symptom of Two Decades of Continued Sewage Pollution and Neglect
[The Conversation Africa] South Africans have expressed outrage at the deaths of at least 15 residents of Hammanskraal, in the city of Tshwane. The deaths were caused by cholera - a diarrhoeal disease caused by Vibrio cholerae bacteria. The disease can be fatal if left untreated. The bacteria produces a toxin in the small intestine. This causes the secretion of enormous amounts of water, leading to diarrhoea and a rapid loss of fluids and salts (electrolytes). (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 24, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
South Africa: Anger Boils Over At Cholera Outbreak
[Scrolla] Tempers have reached boiling point in Hammanskraal, located north of Tshwane, as residents blame local government for the tragic deaths of 15 individuals due to a cholera outbreak in the township. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 23, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
South Africa: Cholera Death Toll in Hammanskraal Rises to 15 As Probe Yet to Find Source of Contaminated Water
[Daily Maverick] The cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal has claimed 15 lives and 34 others have been admitted to the Jubilee District Hospital, where a command centre has been activated. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 23, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
South Africa: What You Need to Know About Cholera and the Spread of Infectious Sicknesses
[Daily Maverick] The National Institute for Communicable Diseases is investigating the source of a 'diarrhoeal disease' outbreak in the City of Tshwane's Region 2, which includes Hammanskraal. Below is an explainer on cholera, diphtheria, gastro and diarrhoeal disease, and mumps. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 23, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
