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Namibia: Suspected Mumps Outbreak in Erongo Region
24 September 2022
The Namibian (Windhoek)
By Ellen Albertz
The Erongo regional health directorate on Friday issued a warning of a suspected outbreak of mumps in the Swakopmund district.
In an internal memo, the chief medical officer of the Erongo region, Dr Leonard Kabongo, said 26 suspected cases were reported in the Swakopmund district as of 9 September - 20 at Swakopmund and three cases each at Arandis and Henties Bay.
"Samples were taken from 11 cases and the district is awaiting the results. An outbreak will be confirmed if three or more cases test positive," said Kabongo...
Namibia: Suspected Mumps Outbreak in Erongo Region
24 September 2022
The Namibian (Windhoek)
By Ellen Albertz
The Erongo regional health directorate on Friday issued a warning of a suspected outbreak of mumps in the Swakopmund district.
In an internal memo, the chief medical officer of the Erongo region, Dr Leonard Kabongo, said 26 suspected cases were reported in the Swakopmund district as of 9 September - 20 at Swakopmund and three cases each at Arandis and Henties Bay.
"Samples were taken from 11 cases and the district is awaiting the results. An outbreak will be confirmed if three or more cases test positive," said Kabongo...