KZN health dept warns against spreading misinformation after hand, foot and mouth disease outbreak

JOHANNESBURG - The KwaZulu-Natal Health Department is warning the public against spreading misinformation related to hand, foot and mouth disease in the province. 

This comes after a recent outbreak of the disease in the province affecting four districts. 

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KZN health MEC Nomagugu Simelane addressed the media at Lenham Primary School in Phoenix on Tuesday, citing the two diseases are different and not transmissible between humans and animals.   

"I did get a sense that the community is now becoming agitated which we understand which is why we had to explain the difference and it was clearly indicated that it is not cross-transmissible."

Simelane said schools will remain open despite this outbreak.