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South Africa: NICD Reports a Rise in Malaria Cases
SAnews.gov.za, 10 May 2023
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says it is currently seeing a significant increase in malaria cases in the endemic provinces and Gauteng, with many cases of… Read more »
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Africa: New Mosquito Species Could Derail Fight Against Malaria
IPS, 8 May 2023
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Nigeria: Medical Outreach Organised to Combat Malaria Across Four States in Nigeria
Vanguard, 5 May 2023
A Non-Governmental Organization, NGO, HACEY with support from Access Corporation, has organized medical outreaches across four states in Nigeria to combat malaria. Read more »
South African Disease Institute Reports a Rise in Malaria Cases
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says it is currently seeing a significant increase in malaria cases, with many severe cases due to late presentation or late detection. "Undiagnosed and untreated malaria rapidly progresses to severe illness, with a potentially fatal outcome," the NICD warned.
South Africa's latest struggle with the disease comes after a report by experts from the Kenya Medical Research Institute which found that a new species, Anopheles stephensi, threatens to derail decades of effort made in the fight against malaria.
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