🏥🤒💉 Since Monday, 67 people from Hammanskraal have presented at the hospital with diarrhea, stomach cramps and vomiting symptoms. Read more on TheCitizenNews ⤵️
Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko is expected on Sunday to visit Jubilee District Hospital in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, following the recent outbreak of diarrhoeal disease cases in the area.
Since Monday, 67 people from Kanana, Suurman, Majaneng and Green Field in Hammanskraal have presented at Jubilee District Hospital with symptoms of diarrhea, stomach cramps and vomiting which led to seven of them dying.The health department said provincial and district outbreak response teams were dispatched to the hospital and the affected areas on Saturday to investigate the source of the diarrhoeal disease and to raise awareness among communities.
“Already, stool specimen has been collected from some of the affected people. The results are expected from the laboratory during the course of the weekend,” the department said in a statement. “The Outbreak Response Teams remain on high alert with advocacy and education work continuing especially targeting the immediately affected areas.”The total number of positive cholera cases increased to 22 following the detection of four more cases in Gauteng, and seven cases in Vredefort and Parys areas in the Free State.
Members of the public have been urged to avoid known or suspected contaminated food, water and surfaces, and to wash their hands thoroughly with soap before handling food or after using the bathroom to prevent possible infection.
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