The number of swine flu cases in South Africa has reached 12331 while 91 H1N1 casualties were reported from the country. However, as per reports from the South African health ministry and the number of new swine flu cases in on the decline.
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases of South Africa has confirmed that the total number of swine flu cases in the South Africa has reached 5841 and there have been 27 casualties from the pandemic flu till now. The spokeswoman of the Institute also said that 12 of the 27 deaths are pregnant woman. She [...]
The South African health ministry confirmed that there were 20 swine flu deaths in South Africa and the majority of them were either pregnant women with some of them having other under-lying illnesses such as diabetes and TB. It is also reported that the number of swine flu cases in the country has increased to [...]
South Africa has reported the 9th casualty from swine flu as 53 year old Gautenger Grobbie Grobler died of Influenza A H1N1 infection. The patient was a car mechanic in Randfontein on Johannesburg’s West Rand. Three of the swine flu deaths in the country were of pregnant women. The total number of swine flu cases [...]
South Africa is also witnessing the spread of the pandemic swine flu as 3485 cases and 6 deaths have been confirmed till now. The National Institute for Communicable diseases (NICD) said in a statement that
As at 17 August 2009, there are 3485 laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009, ’swine flu’, in South [...]