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Event: EP Epidemic Number: 2010-000080 Country: ZAF South Africa Location: Date (YMD): 2010-4-27 Time: Duration: Magnitude: Information Source: IFRC Comments: At the beginning of February 2010 Rift valley fever was detected in the Free State Province in the Bultfontein area. Since then outbreaks have been detected in in 6 other provinces: ? The rest of the Free State Province; ? The Middelburg- and Cradock areas of the Eastern Cape Province; ? The Van Wyksvlei-, Britstown- and Colesberg areas of the Northern Cape Province; ? The Babsfontein area of Gauteng; ? The Potchefstroom area of the North West Province; and ? The Balfour area of the Mpumalanga Province. To date there have been 92 human cases and 6 deaths (68 from the Free State Province, 11 from the Northern Cape Province, 7 from the Eastern Cape Province and 1 from the North West Province with 4 deaths from the Free State Province and 2 deaths from the Northern Cape Province.) Aproximate Location::   THIS DISASTER ON THE INTERNET:	Useful Links: Back to Search results New Search Statistics Charts Tabular Reports Related Records: