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Source Identified for the Deadliest Listeria Outbreak in History

April 10, 2018 Jackie Sheridan

  South Africa has experienced 978 lab-confirmed cases of listeria poisoning since January 2017 [1], in what the United Nations has declared the largest listeria

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Source Identified for the Deadliest Listeria Outbreak in History

April 10, 2018 Jackie Sheridan

  South Africa has experienced 978 lab-confirmed cases of listeria poisoning since January 2017 [1], in what the United Nations has declared the largest listeria

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First New Tuberculosis Vaccine Trial in Nearly a Century Yields Disappointing Results

February 12, 2013January 25, 2023 Steven Purcell

The first major study in nearly a century intended to test a new tuberculosis vaccine in infants was ineffective. The ‘MVA85A’ vaccine had been the

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Containing Rabies Outbreak in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal Province

June 20, 2012January 25, 2023 Robyn Correll Carlyle

The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Provincial Government of South Africa says it is moving quickly to respond to a recent of outbreak of rabies. There have been

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Superbug spreads and takes root: 9 cases of locally-acquired NDM-1 infection in South Africa

October 18, 2011January 25, 2023 Glory Song

Nine patients have been infected with the highly antibiotic-resistant, NDM-1 containing bacteria, commonly known as a superbug, at the Life Glynnwood Hospital in Benoni, South

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Superbug spreads and takes root: 9 cases of locally-acquired NDM-1 infection in South Africa

October 18, 2011January 25, 2023 Glory Song

Nine patients have been infected with the highly antibiotic-resistant, NDM-1 containing bacteria, commonly known as a superbug, at the Life Glynnwood Hospital in Benoni, South

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Ostrich Meat Trade Interrupted by Flu Outbreak

April 19, 2011January 25, 2023 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

An outbreak of avian influenza on an ostrich farm in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, South Africa had led to a ban on all exports of the

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Rift Valley Fever Re-emerge in South Africa

January 26, 2011January 25, 2023 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

A case of rift valley fever has been identified in Groot-Brakrivier in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Although only one case has been

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2010 Year-End Special Issue

December 29, 2010January 25, 2023 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

Here at HealthMap, we are often focused on outbreaks happening right now. As the new year approaches, we reflect on some of the outbreaks of

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