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Articles by Juno Thomas
Whole genome sequencing assisted outbreak investigation of Salmonella enteritidis, at a hospital in South Africa, September 2022
Article metrics loading... /content/journal/acmi/10.1099/acmi.0.000835.v3 Download as PowerPoint /deliver/fulltext/acmi/6/11/acmi000835.v3.html?itemId=/content/journal/acmi/10.1099/acmi.0.000835.v3&mimeType=html&fmt=ahah References World Health Organization WHO Estimates of the Global Burden of Foodborne Diseases: Foodborne Disease Burden Epidemiology Reference Group 2007-2015 Geneva: World Health Organization; 2015 [Google Scholar] Mboussou F, Ndumbi P, Ngom R, Kamassali Z, Ogundiran O et al.
The genomic epidemiology of shigellosis in South Africa - Nature Communications
Abstract Shigellosis, a leading cause of diarrhoeal mortality and morbidity globally, predominantly affects children under five years of age living in low- and middle-income countries. While whole genome sequence analysis (WGSA) has been effectively used to further our understanding of shigellosis epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance, and transmission, it has been under-utilised in sub-Saharan Africa.
First the floods, now the health risks
The displacement of people and the overcrowding that often results from flooding, provide optimal conditions for outbreaks of respiratory and gastrointestinal illness. Photo: Supplied VOICES The province’s roads and other infrastructure have been damaged as well. Inevitably, this has exposed thousands of people to major health risks. Subscribe to News24 for just R75 per month to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. You can cancel any time.
Floods create health risks: what to look out for and how to avoid them
Recently South Africa has experienced heavy rains which resulted in floods in some parts of the country. In the coastal city of Durban hundreds of people have died and families have been displaced in the aftermath. Water pipes, sewerage systems and roads have also been damaged. Public health experts, Juno Thomas and Linda Erasmus from the country’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases explain what kind of health risks can emerge as a result of flood disasters and what actions can be taken.
Floods create health risks: what to look out for and how to avoid them Original
Several parts of Africa have experienced serious floods over the past few years, including southern Africa and eastern Africa. Public health experts, Juno Thomas and Linda Erasmus from the country’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases explain what kind of health risks can emerge as a result of flood disasters and what actions can be taken. What health risks do floods create?
How safe is our food during Covid-19?
Are you obsessively wiping down all the groceries you buy before packing them away? Does it help? As the coronavirus infections increase daily in South Africa and many retail shops close after staff tested positive, many consumers are wondering just how safe our food really is. Does the virus live on the packaging, and, if it does, for how long? How can we protect our families? And did the ban on rotisserie chicken in the early stages of lockdown make any sense?
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