Listeriosis -- South Africa
A listeriosis outbreak, believed to be the world's largest, has claimed 172 lives in South Africa, the Department of Health said on [Thu 22 Feb 2018].
As of [Tue 20 Feb 2018], the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) has reported 915 laboratory-confirmed cases of listeriosis, the department said in its latest update on the pandemic that has gripped the country since January 2017. According to media reports, 57 people lost their lives last week [week of Sun 11 Feb 2018]
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5648305&promed&0
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