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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Department of Health is appealing for calm after the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) detected two cases of diphtheria.<\/p>\n

The department said the NICD detected the cases in a child in the Western Cape and an adult in KwaZulu-Natal last month.<\/p>\n

It said diphtheria was an uncommon but vaccine-preventable infection that spread through respiratory droplets from coughing or sneezing.<\/p>\n

It urged parents to ensure their children get vaccinated against the disease.<\/p>\n

The department said close contacts with infected people were at risk of getting sick.<\/p>\n

The toxin-producing bacterium may lead to difficulty in breathing, heart rhythm problems, and even death.<\/p>\n

The symptoms include a sore throat with a formation of a membrane on the tonsils and throat and swollen glands in the front of the neck.<\/p>\n

The department also urged laboratories to screen all throat swabs for diphtheria and send positive cases to the Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis at the NICD.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Africa. The Department of Health is appealing for calm after the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) detected two cases of diphtheria. The department said the NICD detected the cases in a child in the Western Cape and an adult in KwaZulu-Natal last month. 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