South Africa: Radiographer

Still waiting on the Radiographer’s test results
The KwaZulu-Natal Health Department is currently awaiting the blood test results of the patient who was admitted to St Augustine Hospital this week on suspicion of contracting the Arenavirus.The 29-year-old patient, who showed symptoms of the Arenavirus while on holiday in Durban on Saturday, is a radiographer employed [...]

South Africa: Another new case?

KZN radiographer in hospital
A radiographer has been admitted to Durban’s St Augustine’s hospital after displaying symptoms similar to those of the recently identified arenavirus, which led to the deaths of three people in Gauteng in the past three weeks.
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It was confirmed last night that the radiographer came into contact with the virus carriers while working [...]

Killer virus ‘won’t find its way to East Cape’ – official

South Africa – HEALTH officials in the province have given their assurance the deadly virus which has claimed the lives of four people in Johannesburg will not “find its way to the Eastern Cape”.
News of the virus – believed to be a viral haemorrhagic fever – has led to paranoia across the country, but Eastern [...]