CAPE TOWN John Henson Bucks Jersey , Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- South African health authorities on Tuesday issued a malaria alert after high numbers of malaria cases were reported.
Everyone is at risk of contracting malaria in malarious areas but children under five years of age, pregnant women, people with compromised immune systems, travellers from non-endemic areas and immigrant workers are at higher risk, the Department of Health said.
High numbers of malaria cases are being reported in the malaria transmission areas in northern South Africa, according to the department.
Vhembe and Mopani districts in Limpopo Province and Bushbuckridge in Mpumalanga Province are the most affected Glenn Robinson Bucks Jersey , the department said without disclosing the number of reported malaria cases.
Compared to previous years, a modest increase in cases in the Kruger National Park and private game reserves in the area has been confirmed, department spokesperson Popo Maja said.
This follows a very busy 2017 malaria season in the entire Southern African region, which peaked in April and May and extended into June.
High rainfall, humidity and ambient temperatures provided ideal conditions for malaria mosquito breeding and contributed to an increase in malaria cases, Maja said.
According to the South African National Institute for Communicable Diseases Donte DiVincenzo Bucks Jersey , unusual malaria cases, affecting persons with no recent history of travel to malaria transmission areas, have been reported in Pretoria and some other nearby places. One patient has died.
The key prevention strategy of the malaria control programs in endemic areas is spraying of households with long acting residual insecticides, or indoor residual spraying (IRS), which target indoor feeding mosquitos.
This IRS program is in progress in both Limpopo and Mpumalanga and is planned to target a larger area than in 2016, Maja said.
Travellers from or residents of malaria transmission areas in Limpopo and Mpumalanga D. J. Wilson Bucks Jersey , and the far northern KwaZulu-Natal and neighboring countries such as Mozambique, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Namibia who present with fever and "flu-like" illness must have an urgent blood test and malaria treated as a medical emergency, Maja said.
Misdiagnosis of malaria as influenza is not uncommon with disastrous consequences in a number of persons, he cautioned.
The Department of Health in South Africa is ensuring universal coverage of key interventions, which include indoor residual spraying Vin Baker Jersey , effective case management and distribution of prevention messages to communities at high risk, Maja said.
"All travellers to malaria risk areas must take precautions to prevent mosquito bites and medication to prevent malaria should be highly considered," Maja said.
Malaria symptoms include fever, headache, chills and vomiting, which appear within 10-15 days after the infective mosquito bite.
The life-threatening disease Tony Snell Jersey , transmitted to people through the bites of infected Anopheles mosquitoes, is preventable, treatable and curable.
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The head of the United Nations atomic energy agency on Sunday reiterated that the commitments undertaken by Iran under the 2015 nuclear accord are being implemented.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a press release that its Director General Yukiya Amano met with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Vice-President and President of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi, and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Thon Maker Jersey , during a visit to the capital of Tehran.
Since January 2016, the IAEA has been verifying and monitoring Iran's implementation of its nuclear-related commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which was endorsed unanimously by the UN Security Council in 2015.
The accord between five UN permanent members, plus Germany, the European Union (EU) and Iran, set out rigorous mechanisms for monitoring limits on Iran's nuclear program Ray Allen Jersey , while paving the way for lifting UN sanctions against the country.
The release said that the IAEA's verification and monitoring activities are conducted in an impartial and objective manner and in accordance with the modalities defined by the JCPOA and standard safeguards practice.
Amano reiterated that the JCPOA represents a clear gain from a verification point of view, and stressed the importance of full implementation by Iran of its nuclear-related commitments in order to make the JCPOA sustainable.
Iranian President Rouhani on Sunday urged the United Nations nuclear chief to confirm his country still adheres to the nuclear deal with world powers after U.S. President Donald Trump refused to re-certify the accord.
Amano's visit comes as the U.S. Congress weighs the deal. Trump's refusal this month to re-certify the agreement has sparked a new war of words between Iran and the United States.
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BEIJING, Aug. 26 (Xinhuanet) -- The Yunnan Wild Animal Park in the provincial capital of Kunming is currently offering night tours for visitors, the first time any wildlife reservation in China has offered such an experience.
On Aug 9, the park introduced the night ride, which takes visitors in a car through a large forest in the northeastern area of the reservation that is inhabited by at least 40 kinds of animals Oscar Robertson Jersey , including peacocks, gibbons, baboons and zebras.
Park officials said it's a unique chance to see how animals behave at night. It charges 100 yuan ($16.35) per person and suggests visitors book their tickets a day ahead by telephone or Internet. The tour, which can accommodate 100 visitors each night, begins at 7 pm and lasts until midnight.
On one particular ride recently, most of the animals were resting as night fell. A guide was explaining where the animals could be found.