No cholera cases in North West — health department clarifies: The national department of health has clarified that two cases of cholera which were reportedly recorded in North West were from Gauteng.
This after North West health department on Tuesday announced that the province has registered two laboratory confirmed cases of cholera in the Bojanala district municipality.“It was discovered during the discussions with North West health officials that two cases were already reported under Gauteng, because the two patients were screened, tested and diagnosed with cholera while they were in Hammanskraal.
“The positive cases and deaths are counted under the province or district in which they were tested, not where the patients reside. “This means North West has no confirmed cases nor outbreak of cholera at the moment,” said Foster Mohale, national health spokesperson.It called for all people who experienced cholera-like symptoms to go to the nearest health facilities immediately to enable health workers to effectively manage the infection.
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