South Africa: Rift Valley Fever Cases Rise

Cases of Rift Valley Fever continue to rise with The National Institute for Communicable Disease (NICD) confirming up to 39 human infections and 2 deaths.

The National Department of Health confirmed that 34 people from the Free Sate and two people from the Northern Cape were infected since the beginning of the outbreak earlier this year. Alongside the RVF cases were two incidents of Congo fever reported in the Free State and the Northern Cape.

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