The number of Rift Valley Fever cases continues to rise with over 183 people confirmed to be infected with the virus throughout the country.
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The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) confirmed today that a 49-year old male from the Karoo has been the first human to die from Rift Valley Fever in the Western Cape. He died in Oudtshoorn Hospital. The NICD is still investigating the patient’s source of exposure. It is unsure in which manner he contracted the disease. There have been confirmed cases of Rift Valley Fever in animals in the Oudtshoorn area.
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Six additional cases – 5 from Free State and 1 from Northern Cape - of Rift Valley fever (RVF) have been reported by the South African National Institute of Communicable Disease (NICD) Laboratory. The total number of laboratory confirmed human cases of RVF is now 149 since the first incident on 13 February 2010.
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The National Institute of Communicable Disease (NICD) Laboratory has confirmed this afternoon that visitors coming to South Africa for the 2010 Fifa World Cup are not at risk of Rift Valley Fever (RVF).
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The Department of Health and Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, supported by the South African Field Epidemiology and Training Programme (SA-FELTP) and National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD), are working round-the-clock to contain the spread of the Rift Valley Fever (RVF) ahead of the 2010 Fifa World Cup.
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Despite efforts to curb the spread of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) to the Western Cape 14 live stock have died while a veterinarian is suspected to have caught the virus.
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Five (5) more people have been infected with Rift Valley Fever (RVF), bringing the total to 52 of laboratory confirmed human cases since the first incident on 13 February 2010. The mortality rate remains the same at 2.
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As of this morning 24 March 2010, five (5) more laboratory confirmed human cases of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) have been reported by the National Institute of Communicable Disease (NICD), bringing the total to 47 of people infected by RVF.
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To date Tuesday morning, 23 March 2010, the National Institute of Communicable Disease (NICD) has reported 42 laboratory confirmed human cases of Rift Valley Fever (RVF). There has been no increase since Sunday.
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Cases of Rift Valley Fever continue to rise with The National Institute for Communicable Disease (NICD) confirming up to 39 human infections and 2 deaths.
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As of 15 March 2010, 21 human laboratory confirmed cases of River Valley Fever (RVF) have been reported in the Free State with two deaths. This brings a total to 22 human cases of RVF in South Africa, with one in the Northern Cape.
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An outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in the Free State has resulted in the death of one person and six others hospitalised.
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