South Africa: Measles outbreak reported in North West provinceBy NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenewsHealth officials in South Africa are reporting a measles outbreak in Rustenburg sub-district, Bojanala Platinum district in North West province. Over that past month, three laboratory-confirmed measles cases were detected, which constitutes an outbreak. Vaccination is the most important way of preventing measles, and the Department of Health provides measles vaccine free of charge at local clinics. Public and private providers in South Africa use the MeasBio® (Biovac) vaccine. DRC measles outbreak: More than 200K cases, 4,000 deathsPlague cluster reported in northeast DRCEthiopia chikungunya outbreak: Slight decrease in cases reportedGhana: Fantana reveals she has typhoid on Twitter

Source: The North Africa Journal October 12, 2019 12:33 UTC