
10 cholera cases including one death have been reported since 5 February.
The Department of Health has voiced concern over the rise in locally acquired indigenous cholera cases in the wake of the four new cases reported in Gauteng over the past week.
None of the new cholera cases reported recent travel (domestic or foreign), and there was no proof of a connection to imported cases.
All of the new cholera cases have been labelled as indigenous cases.
Some cases reported exposure to, or consumption of, untreated water from the Jukskei and Klip rivers and these are being investigated as possible sources of infection.
Since February 5th, 2023, 10 verified cholera cases, including one fatality, have been documented. The ages of the cases vary from 10 to 50.
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No confirmed cases have been recorded in any other provinces; all cases are in the province of Gauteng.
“It is critical that healthcare workers and laboratorians consider and test for cholera in persons with acute watery diarrhoea, even in the absence of a travel history or a link to known cases.
“While this is especially important in Gauteng Province where local transmission of cholera has been established in at least two districts, the other provinces remain at risk for imported cases and subsequent local transmission and must remain vigilant,” the department said.
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