Two cases of cholera have been reported in Gauteng after two siblings returned to Johannesburg from Malawi with symptoms.
Two cases of cholera have been reported in Gauteng after two siblings returned to Johannesburg from Malawi with symptomsCholera regularly hits Malawi during rains from November to March, but there has been an unusually high surge in contaminations during and after the festive season. Stock photo.The Gauteng health department has urged the public not to panic as the cases of cholera in the province are under control.
“The Gauteng department of health is working closely with the National Institute for Communicable Diseases [NICD], World Health Organisation [WHO] and the national department of health to closely monitor the cholera cases,” she said. Two sisters who had travelled together from Malawi returned to Johannesburg with symptoms. The sisters had travelled on January 15 to attend a funeral and returned to SA by bus on January 30, said Gauteng health spokesperson Motaletale Modiba.
“One of the sisters was presented to a local clinic and was later admitted in hospital on January 31 2023. During the case investigation and follow-up of close contacts, the sister reported she also developed diarrhoea while travelling back from Malawi, but it resolved within a day and she did not seek medical care,” Modiba said.
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