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Local dancer makes history
People educated against listeria THANDI SETOKOE
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ASTERN Cape Department of Health spokesperson Siyanda Manana has assured the public that the department will continue with surveillance activities on the listeria cases in the province, as well as educating the general public on the dangers and what to avoid. This after the announcement by the Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, on Sunday on the source of the present listeria outbreak gripping the country. In a statement, Dr Motsoaledi confirmed that products from the Enterprise food production facility in Polokwane were the source of the outbreak.
“In our constant search for the source of the outbreak and the treatment of people who are affected, a team from the NICD (National Institute for Communicable Diseases) interviewed over 100 ill people to obtain details about foods they had eaten in the month before falling ill. “Ninety three people reported eating readyto-eat processed meat products, of which polony was the most common, followed by viennas, sausages and other cold meats,” Motsoaledi said in the statement. He urged South Africans to stop consuming all processed products immediately. Manana on Monday said that in the Eastern Cape, 36 cases were reported in 2017 and 12 in 2018 so far.
Port Elizabeth dancer Courtney Pearce (25) of the McWilliams Academy of Dance Irish Dancing studio continues to break new ground in the world of Irish dancing. Read more about her on page 3. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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