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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Almost half of all mumps cases since the start of the year have been recorded in KwaZulu-Natal.<\/p>\n

However, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has cautioned that its data may be incomplete due to delays in testing.<\/p>\n

The NICD confirmed a mumps outbreak in the country last month.<\/p>\n

More than 1 700 tests have been carried out since the start of the year, with 580 positive cases identified.<\/p>\n

Mumps was detected in eight provinces, with KwaZulu-Natal recording 48% of the positive tests (280).<\/p>\n

Mpumalanga recorded 97 positive tests (17%), followed by Gauteng with 64 (11%), and North West with 57 (10%).<\/p>\n

Most of the cases have occurred in children between the ages of five and nine, with this age group recording 335 cases (58%).<\/p>\n

The one-to-four-year age group recorded 158 cases (27%).<\/p>\n

The NICD said that there had been a decline in cases, but that this could be the result of incomplete testing data.<\/p>\n

It said:<\/p>\n

“It is also important to note that mumps is diagnosed symptomatically and is not a notifiable medical condition.<\/p>\n

“Available data does not allow us to measure the exact number of test positives in our country, and anecdotal reports of suspected clustered or localised outbreaks may continue arising.”<\/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. Almost half of all mumps cases since the start of the year have been recorded in KwaZulu-Natal. However, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has cautioned that its data may be incomplete due to delays in testing. The NICD confirmed a mumps outbreak in the country last month. 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