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Updated 25 November 2015
Possible meningitis outbreak in Pretoria
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases has warned of a possible viral meningitis outbreak in Pretoria after five children were diagnosed with the condition.
The Pretoria area might be experiencing an outbreak of viral meningitis, according to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NCID).
21 suspected cases of viral meningitis were recently presented at a private hospital in the vicinity. All were children, and in five cases there was a confirmed diagnosis...
Viral meningitis fears in Pretoria
NEWS / 28 November 2015 at 05:10am
By: Ntando Makhuru
Pretoria is on alert after young children tested positive for enteroviral meningitis, while 36 others have been confined to hospital for exhibiting symptoms of the disease.
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases said on Friday that 21 children had been admitted to the same private facility at the beginning of the month, with confirmed signs of the contagious disease. Five had a confirmed diagnosis of enteroviral meningitis.
NCID spokeswoman Nombuso Shabalala said: ?All of them were admitted with the symptoms of meningitis or encephalitis, or a non-specific febrile illness with general myalgia and gastrointestinal complaints.?
Further inquiries turned up 18 more cases of viral meningitis, she said. These were in another facility in the Tshwane area and all cases, except one, were children younger than 10...
