South Africa Launches Probe Into Illness Outbreak That Has Sickened 111 at University and 23 in Prison
South African health authorities are investigating a gastrointestinal illness outbreak affecting 111 people at Rhodes University and 23 inmates at a correctional centre.
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Health authorities in South Africa have launched an investigation into a gastrointestinal illness outbreak that has sickened 111 people at Rhodes University in Makhanda and 23 inmates at St Albans Correctional Centre in Nelson Mandela Bay [1]. Officials are working to identify the cause of the illness and prevent further spread [1].
The outbreak spans two separate locations in the Eastern Cape region, affecting both a university community and a correctional facility. Health authorities have not yet announced a definitive cause, and investigations are ongoing [1].