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Malaria Outbreaks in Ngäbe Buglé Comarca: St. Catherine and Kusapin Areas Show High Positivity

Ngäbe Buglé Comarca/At least three areas of the Ngäbe Buglé region, They maintain malaria outbreaks, as indicated by the Ministry of Health.

St. Catherine and part of Kusapin, These are two of these areas where, at least until epidemiological week No. 40, 16,778 samples have been carried out, of which 1,194 cases have been confirmed, making a total of 7.1 positivity.

Let us remember that malaria (or malaria) is a disease caused by a Plasmodium parasitewhich is transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito.

Only the Anopheles genus of mosquito transmits malaria. Symptoms of this illness may include fever, vomiting and/or headache.

2023-10-15 21:34:40
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