1.0South Africa Journalhttps://southafricajournal.comsjadminhttps://southafricajournal.com/author/sjadmin-s/Diarrhoea cases spike amid surge season - South Africa Journalrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="gS1fyxwC4L"><a href="https://southafricajournal.com/diarrhoea-cases-spike-amid-surge-season/">Diarrhoea cases spike amid surge season</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://southafricajournal.com/diarrhoea-cases-spike-amid-surge-season/embed/#?secret=gS1fyxwC4L" width="600" height="338" title="“Diarrhoea cases spike amid surge season” — South Africa Journal" data-secret="gS1fyxwC4L" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> There has been a 70% increase in children younger than five presenting with diarrhoea at City of Cape Town’s clinics, compared to the same time last year. The period between November and May, generally known as surge season, coincides with an increase ...