Statement on Salmonella cases in KwaZulu-Natal Province
During October and November 2018, certain private sector laboratories have reported an increase in Salmonella cases in KwaZulu-Natal Province. Salmonella was also the most...
World Pneumonia Day 2018
World Pneumonia Day is commemorated annually on 12 November, to raise awareness about pneumonia, which was the second most prevalent killer of children under...
Why eradicating polio everywhere has been so hard to crack
Nigerian children receiving the polio vaccine in Lagos.
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Melinda Suchard, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Polio is a disease that struck fear into the hearts of...
HIV Liver Transplant
In 2017, doctors from the Transplant Unit at the Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre performed what is believed to be the world’s first intentional...
We should take fungal infections more seriously. Here’s why
Researchers have raised concerns about anti-fungal resistance. Shutterstock
Nelesh P. Govender, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
When most healthy people think of fungal diseases, they often think...
A hidden epidemic of life-threatening fungal infections
What is the scope of the problem?
When most healthy people think of fungal diseases, they often think of oral or vaginal thrush, nappy rash,...
NICD PhD student wins’ best student poster at Wits Research Day
The National Institutes for Communicable Diseases (NICD) congratulates Ntando Phaahla, a PhD student working in the NICD’s Centre for HIV and STI, for having...
Cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe
An outbreak of cholera has been confirmed in Harare, Zimbabwe. The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that as at 11 September 2018, almost 2 000...
Dr Charissa Mynhardt grabs best Scientific Poster Presentation
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) lauds Dr Charissa Mynhardt for her sterling research abstract presentation that won the prize for best Scientific...
Professor Penny Moore received a Silver Medal from SAMRC
The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) hosted the 2018 SAMRC Scientific Merit Awards gala dinner on 30 August 2018. We would like to...