Family Digest 52 – The Outbreak of Measles by Lois Law
Late in December 2022, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) announced that South Africa was experiencing measles outbreaks as a result of low vaccine coverage. Over 300 cases had been reported. Limpopo recorded the first few cases at the beginning of October 2022, with further cases being reported in Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Free State and the North West.