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NICD says no evidence supports linking of typhoid fever to municipal water

LOCAL The National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) says there is no evidence that recent cases of typhoid fever are linked to contaminated municipal water in any part of the country. This comes after various social media posts did the rounds that allege there are currently cases of enteric fever in certain towns or provinces. The posts say this is caused by contaminated municipal water, or that the bacteria causing […]

today21 February 2022

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Food poisoning outbreak serious

Health officials are trying to isolate the source of food-borne disease listeriosis, which has infected around 557 people and killed at least 36 this year, says the National Institute of Communicable Diseases. "We will have to take a look at the patients' history to see what they have consumed in the months prior to their becoming ill," said Dr Juno Thomas, head of enteric diseases at the institute. Environmental affairs […]

today6 December 2017

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