Students and staff at Rhodes University are being advised to take precautions after a cluster of gastrointestinal illnesses is reported on campus. Coverage across outlets says the cause is not yet identified, and the university urges prevention steps focused on everyday risk factors such as food and drinking water.
Reporting varies mainly in the stated number of cases. One outlet describes a cluster of illnesses and notes an investigation is under way, while others provide higher case counts. Several reports frame the situation as an unfolding public health issue with uncertainty over the source, prompting precautionary guidance to students and staff pending further findings.
