The Gauteng health department has dismissed claims of an outbreak of myiasis, a disease linked to maggots in Pretoria North clinics. The department said an investigation into the claims found no ...

The Gauteng Department of Health denies reports of a disease outbreak in Pretoria North clinics, confirming no widespread ...

JOHANNESBURG - The Department of Health in Gauteng is calling for calm after it confirmed there was no disease outbreak in Pretoria North. It said that five patients with suspected myiasis ...

The three patients were seen and discharged on the same day. It is important to note that myiasis is not an infectious disease and does not spread from person to person. The condition occurs when ...

It is important to note that myiasis is not an infectious disease and does not spread from person to person, the department said. It explained that the condition occurs when flies lay eggs on damp ...

Reports have surfaced that there is a widespread disease outbreak linked to maggots and staphylococcus infection in Tshwane.

Modiba emphasized that myiasis is not a contagious disease and does not spread from person to person. “The condition occurs when flies lay eggs on damp clothing, bedding, or unsanitary surfaces.

The whitish fat short worms coming from your baby’s skin are called maggots and your baby is suffering from a disease called myiasis. Myiasis is the parasitic infestation of the body of a live ...

The three patients were seen and discharged on the same day.” Modiba added that myiasis is not an infectious disease. “The condition occurs when flies lay eggs on damp clothing, bedding ...