Gauteng health admits difficulties with managing the spread of listeriosis
Gauteng health MEC Gwen Ramokgopa has admitted that it is difficult for the provincial government to manage the spread of listeriosis in Gauteng.On Tuesday‚ Ramokgopa presented a report to the Gauteng portfolio committee on health detailing active plans to deal with the spread of listeriosis. She told the committee that a number of teams had been set up, guided by specialists and experts from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) and World Health Organisation (WHO) to deal with the its spread.Ramokgopa admitted it has been hard trying to contain its spread. "It is not as easy as management of a measles outbreak. With measles, we know [it] and were able to contain [it] within a limited period of time. But this one has been really difficult and that is why we are working with the agriculture sector to make sure there are no possible areas of risk and infection. Gauteng is also heavily affected because of it being a referral centre."On December 5‚ Health Minister Aaro...
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