Press Release - Issued by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases based on laboratory testing data
An increase in rubella cases has been noted in the Western Cape Province since the second week of September 2023 .
To date, 19 cases have been identified through serological testing, and all are in the 5-9 year age group. Anecdotal reports of increased numbers of clinically suspected cases without laboratory confirmation in the Khayelitsha sub-district of the City of Cape Town have been received by the NICD. Before 2020, seasonal rubella outbreaks occurred from week 35 onward, usually the first week of September.
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