South African health authorities are in a race against time to trace contacts across the country following a rare hantavirus outbreak linked to the expedition cruise ship MV Hondius, as global health bodies coordinate a response to the geographically unusual incident that has claimed three lives globally.
The outbreak involves the Andes virus (ANDV) strain, a hantavirus known for its limited human-to-human transmission capability, resulting in eight confirmed cases and three fatalities, including a Dutch couple and a German national.
The National Health Department confirmed that the remains of the second deceased passenger, a 69-year-old Dutch woman who collapsed at OR Tambo…
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A lady was picking through the frozen turkeys at Pick \’n Pay, but couldn\’t find one big enough for Christmas dinner.
She asked a packer, \”Do these turkeys get any bigger?\”
He replied, \”No madam, they\’re dead.\”
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Fun South African Fact: It’s believed that Cape Town’s iconic Table Mountain is one of the oldest mountains in the world. Table mountain is approximately 260 million years old; it’s also home to thousands of species of plant life, including species unique to the Cape Floral Region. The glorious mountain is one of the world’s 7 New Natural Wonders. It is also apparently one of 12 main energy centres on the planet emitting spiritual, magnetic, and electric energies. It’s an idyllic and very popular hiking destination with hundreds of routes to explore.