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First Rift Valley fever fatality in the Western Cape - no need to panic
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) confirmed today that a 49-year old male from the Karoo has been the first human to die from Rift Valley Fever in the Western Cape. He died in Oudtshoorn Hospital. The NICD is still investigating the patient’s source of exposure. It is unsure in which manner he contracted the disease. There have been confirmed cases of Rift Valley Fever in animals in the Oudtshoorn area. Read more here.2010-04-28
Enough Rift Valley Fever vaccine available
The Western Cape Department of Agriculture today confirmed that Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP) has significantly increased its Rift Valley Fever (RVF) vaccine production. It is building up an adequate quantity of inactive RVF vaccine. The inactivated vaccine is safe to use on all animals, including pregnant animals. Currently OBP has more than 5 million doses of live RVF vaccine, but this type of vaccine may cause abortions in pregnant animals. Read more here.2010-04-20
First Rift Valley fever fatality in the Western Cape - no need to panic
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) confirmed today that a 49-year old male from the Karoo has been the first human to die from Rift Valley Fever in the Western Cape. He died in Oudtshoorn Hospital. The NICD is still investigating the patient’s source of exposure. It is unsure in which manner he contracted the disease. There have been confirmed cases of Rift Valley Fever in animals in the Oudtshoorn area. Read more here.2010-04-28
Enough Rift Valley Fever vaccine available
The Western Cape Department of Agriculture today confirmed that Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP) has significantly increased its Rift Valley Fever (RVF) vaccine production. It is building up an adequate quantity of inactive RVF vaccine. The inactivated vaccine is safe to use on all animals, including pregnant animals. Currently OBP has more than 5 million doses of live RVF vaccine, but this type of vaccine may cause abortions in pregnant animals. Read more here.2010-04-20
Western Cape steps up Rift Valley Fever fight
Gerrit van Rensburg, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Western Cape announced that the fight to keep Rift Valley Fever out of the Western Cape has been stepped up. An additional 35 000 units of livestock in the northern parts of the province will now be inoculated as part of the Department of Agriculture’s preventative strategy, Van Rensburg said. Read more here.Fact sheets available here.
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