The Ministry of Health called the public who experienced symptoms of malaria to seek medical help in the light of confirmed cases in the Xhariep district.
The department confirmed three confirmed malaria cases of a single household that lives on a farm in the Luckhoff area of Leteng Local municipality, a non-endemic malaria area. A 53-year-old man died and two of his family members have been diagnosed and receive treatment.
According to the department, health workers and health promoters in the health education community, active case finding and risk communication as part of RCCE efforts. Screening has also started in the affected area and the nearby farms. The provincial and district outbreak response teams, supported by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) and the National Department of Health, conduct case research, environmental assessments and improved supervision.
The Free State MEC for Health, Monyatso Mahlatsi, has since transferred its condolences. “We are extended our sincere participation in the robbed family in this difficult time. The department has activated an extensive, clinically guided reaction to protect the public and prevent further distribution. Our teams implement evidence-based measures, including the establishment of improved surveillance, targeted vector control, rapid diagnosis and treatment.
In collaboration with national experts, the department works tirelessly to ensure that interventions meet clinical and public health standards. “The free state remains a non-endemic province of malaria and the general risk to the general public is currently being assessed so low.”
Symptoms can be fever, chills, headache, body pain, nausea or unusual fatigue. Residents are encouraged to reduce mosquito bites by using suitable reversers, wearing long sleeves and trousers and removing standing water around houses.
“Healthcare Providers Across The Free State and Neighbouring are advised to Mintain a High Index of Suspicion for Malaria in Any Patient Presenting with Acute Febrile Illness, just in The Absence of Travel Supported Cases Casage Ghould Tehuise Ghould Tehuise Ghould Tosuise Treatment without delay, and notify malaria as a notifiable medical condition within 24 hours. ”
For clinical advice, residents can contact the NICD -doctor -Hotline on 0800 212 552.
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