Disease

Covid-19

The countries with the 10 greatest number of Covid-19 cases:

Rabies – South Africa

The South Africa National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reported three cases of human rabies, all in children, in the past month. These cases were reported from the Eastern Cape (EC) (2) and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) (1) provinces.

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever – South Africa

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reported a Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) case in September. The patient was a 70-year-old woman, who suffered a tick bite while on a guided trip in the Namaqualand Flower Route, Northern Cape Province. This is the first CCHF case in South Africa since February 2020.

Ebola – DR Congo

In a follow-up on the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), health authorities reported two new cases in new Health Areas (HA) of Ngilinga and Bundji (one each) in Beni Health Zone (HZ) in North Kivu Province.

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