Several learners test positive for bilharzia in Limpopo

Limpopo health authorities have taken specimens from learners suspected to have contracted bilharzia at a school outside Tzaneen.

The authorities were embarking on a screening and testing campaign at a school in Mogoboya Village.

Over 200 learners were tested. Twenty-seven of them are suspected to have contracted the water-borne disease.

Meanwhile, over 150 learners tested positive for the disease at several other schools in the Tzaneen area.

Department spokesperson, Neil Shikwambana says they’re awaiting results on the recent tests:

“The team that was led by MEC Dieketseng Mashego managed to screen 218 learners out of which twenty-seven were found to be positive, where specimens were taken to the laboratory for testing and results are anticipated. The provincial government’s program of fighting the scourge is actually continuing with more screening and testing expected to happen in other villages around the Greater Tzaneen area.”

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