First Listeriosis Case In Namibia After S.Africa Outbreak
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published March 13, 2018 | 10:54 PM
Namibia on Tuesday reported its first case of listeriosis since an outbreak in neighbouring South Africa erupted at the beginning of last year, killing 183 people so far.
Windhoek, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 13th Mar, 2018 ) :Namibia on Tuesday reported its first case of listeriosis since an outbreak in neighbouring South Africa erupted at the beginning of last year, killing 183 people so far.
A 41-year-old Namibian man was diagnosed with the disease on Monday and is being treated in a hospital in the capital Windhoek, Health Minister Bernard Haufiku said in a statement. Namibia has banned South African imports of processed meat products, and Haufiku warned Namibians not to eat any items still for sale in the country.
"This is the first case of listeriosis reported in Namibia since the outbreak in neighbouring South Africa," Haufiku said.
"Our surveillance and monitoring systems are in full force." The victim, whose medical condition was described as stable, bought so-called Vienna sausages in his hometown of Tsumeb, in the north of Namibia.
Since January 2017, more than 900 people in South Africa have contracted listeriosis, which is caused by bacteria which can contaminate fresh food, notably meat. Earlier this month, the source of the outbreak was finally traced to a food factory owned by Tiger Brands, 300 kilometres (185 miles) northeast of the South African capital Pretoria.
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