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WEEKLY BULLETIN ON OUTBREAKS
AND OTHER EMERGENCIES
Week 45: 31 October - 6 November 2022
Data as reported by: 17:00; 6 November 2022
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All events currently being monitored by WHO AFRO
South Africa
Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) Ungraded
Date notified to WCO 2-Oct-22
Start of reporting period 1-Mar-22
End of reporting period 22-Oct-22
Total cases 3
Cases Confirmed 3
Deaths 1
CFR 33.3%
In 2022, South Africa has reported three confirmed cases of CCHF from the Western Cape Province (n=2) and Eastern Cape Province (n=1). A case from Western Cape, detected in March 2022, succumbed to their illness. The last case reported was a 36-year-old man from the Cape Winelands District of Western Cape Province and is suspected to have exposure to infected sheep blood and tissue by way of occupation. He had an onset of symptoms on 8 Oct 2022 and was taken to a local hospital on 12 Oct 2022 with symptoms of fever, chills, headache, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, muscle pain, coughing and malaise. The patient is stable and recovering from his illness.
https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/364336/OEW45-311006112022.pdf
AND OTHER EMERGENCIES
Week 45: 31 October - 6 November 2022
Data as reported by: 17:00; 6 November 2022
...
All events currently being monitored by WHO AFRO
South Africa
Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) Ungraded
Date notified to WCO 2-Oct-22
Start of reporting period 1-Mar-22
End of reporting period 22-Oct-22
Total cases 3
Cases Confirmed 3
Deaths 1
CFR 33.3%
In 2022, South Africa has reported three confirmed cases of CCHF from the Western Cape Province (n=2) and Eastern Cape Province (n=1). A case from Western Cape, detected in March 2022, succumbed to their illness. The last case reported was a 36-year-old man from the Cape Winelands District of Western Cape Province and is suspected to have exposure to infected sheep blood and tissue by way of occupation. He had an onset of symptoms on 8 Oct 2022 and was taken to a local hospital on 12 Oct 2022 with symptoms of fever, chills, headache, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, muscle pain, coughing and malaise. The patient is stable and recovering from his illness.
https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/364336/OEW45-311006112022.pdf