The Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases (SAJID) publishes topics on all aspects of infectious diseases, particularly those of importance to the FIDSSA societies. Topics around infection include clinical and epidemiological aspects of communicable diseases, laboratory diagnosis of infections, characterisation of infective agents by molecular techniques and the study of transmission patterns of pathogens in institutional and community settings. View our Editorial Team.
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| Acute G6PD deficiency haemolytic crises with associated methaemoglobinaemia in a patient with typhoid | |
| Jake P. Jacob, Midhun T. John, Gilad Mensky, Lior Chernick | |
| 13 January 2026 | |
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| Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales bacteraemia at a tertiary hospital: A five-year review | |
| Dewald Marais, Bonita van der Westhuizen, Claire L. Barrett, Samantha Potgieter | |
| 09 January 2026 | |
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| Reviewing the review | |
| Mark F. Cotton, Andrew C. Whitelaw, Ute Hallbauer, Colleen Bamford, Wolfgang Preiser, Nishi Prabdial-Sing, Nicola Page | |
| 20 December 2025 | |
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| Prevalence and genotype distribution of cervical HPV among women living with and without HIV in selected health facilities in Limpopo province, South Africa | |
| Rixongile R. Rikhotso, Emma M. Mitchell, Pascal O. Bessong | |
| 17 December 2025 | |
Original Research |
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| Hepatitis B and C among chronic dialysis adults in central South Africa: A retrospective review | |
| Lekgolane K. Sekwati, Joseph B. Sempa, Feziwe B. Bisiwe | |
| 10 December 2025 | |
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| Perceptions and experiences of HIV care retention during the first 12 months at Kanyamazane CHC | |
| Sophy Shivambu, Sanele Ngcobo | |
| 03 December 2025 | |
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| Flaviviruses of public health concern in South Africa: Present and future threats | |
| Angela Sibanda-Makuvise, Abigarl Ndudzo, Felicity J. Burt | |
| 13 November 2025 | |
Reviewer Acknowledgement |
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| Acknowledgement to reviewers | |
| Editorial Office | |
| 31 October 2025 | |
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| SARS-CoV-2 paediatric chest X-ray findings during the Omicron variant wave | |
| Javeria Hussain, Linda T. Hlabangana, Nasreen Mahomed, Gary Reubenson, Sharadini K. Gounden, Ashesh I. Ranchod | |
| 29 October 2025 | |
Case Report |
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| Rare case of postpartum echinococcosis at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital | |
| Natasha C. Di Rago, Candice Johnson, Yasmin Adam | |
| 28 October 2025 |
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