The National Institute for Communicable Diseases said the measles outbreak has now been declared in eight provinces in South Africa.

The City of Cape town has declared a measles outbreak and encourage parents to get their children vaccinated.

The laboratory-confirmed measles cases in Cape Town were investigated and found to be unrelated to each other.

KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is getting ready in case there is a measles outbreak.

The NICD is calling for increased measles vigilance with schools reopening. 41% of the cases in SA are found in those aged between five and nine years old.

City of Tshwane assures residents there is no measles outbreak. But warns the situation could change.

‘The number of measles cases in the country is rising. Four of our nine provinces have outbreaks,’ said the NICD.

‘The number of measles cases in the country are rising. Four of our nine provinces have outbreaks,’ said the NICD on Thursday.

The number of outbreak measles cases in Limpopo and Mpumalanga continues to rise. Three people have been hospitalised since September.

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The number of laboratory-confirmed measles cases has risen to 71. The outbreak recently spread to Mpumalanga from Limpopo.

An outbreak has been declared in Bushbuckridge, which shares a border with the Greater Sekhukhune and Mopani districts where the measles outbreak started.

Four more measles cases have been detected in the Greater Sekhukhune District of Limpopo. One person has been hospitalised thus far.

The NICD said immunisation data in the area showed a decrease in the uptake of both doses of the measles vaccine. To achieve herd immunity, 95% coverage is needed.

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A new outbreak of measles has compelled the NICD to issue an alert, and all new cases stem from the same two districts.

The Zimbabwean government has blamed the outbreak on apostolic church sect gatherings where many children are not vaccinated due to religious beliefs.

The NICD said the measles outbreak in Tshwane can be declared over since more than two incubation periods have passed without any new cases.

An outbreak of measles in Gauteng has political parties quacking. The DA’s no exception as the party speaks out on the disease’s impact.

The City of Tshwane has urged parents to vaccinate their children after four cases of measles were detected and three were from the Metro.

The Health Minister called for calm on Monday afternoon amid the confirmation of a measle outbreak in Gauteng.

The Health Minister called for calm on Monday afternoon amid the confirmation of a measle outbreak in Gauteng.

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