Somali dies in EC of undiagnosed illness

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ONE Somali national died and three others were being treated in isolation after being rushed to the Mount Ayliff hospital with severe diarrhoea on Tuesday this week.
“One of them arrived in the country on Sunday and the other three on Tuesday, and one of them died on arrival at hospital,” Health spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo said.
He said that when they arrived at Ntabankulu they were suffering from diarrhoea and dehydration.
They were also vomiting and complained of severe headaches.
“One died on arrival at the hospital and the others were put into isolation as a precautionary measure against the possible spread of disease,” Kupelo explained.
He said that although tests were being run, the foreign nationals were suspected of either having meningitis, or that they could have had food poisoning.
“This morning they were stable but very weak,” he said.
The Health Department had also undertaken to track down those the four had been in contact with to safeguard against the possible spread of an infection.
Source: Daily Dispatch Online

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Four Somali nationals who were put into isolation units in Transkei hospitals last week have been diagnosed with malaria, the Eastern Cape department of health said on Tuesday.

The Somalis, recently arrived in South Africa, were hospitalised after presenting with diarrhoea accompanied by dehydration, severe headaches and vomiting.

Department spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo said they were still in hospital, and their condition had improved.

It was assumed that a fifth Somali, who was declared dead on arrival at the Mount Ayliff hospital, had also had malaria. - Sapa