Malaria surges in Venezuela as recession decimates health system

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Source: http://www.cctv-america.com/2016/10/...-health-system


Malaria surges in Venezuela as recession decimates health system
Stephen Gibbs
October 4, 2016

Venezuela is experiencing the steepest recession of anywhere in the world. That is putting a major strain to its public health system.

One of the many nationwide symptoms is an alarming prevalence of the potentially deadly mosquito-borne disease, malaria. In Bolivar state, where the disease ? once thought to have been eradicated in Venezuela ? has returned.

CCTV?s Stephen Gibbs reports the story...

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Source: http://outbreaknewstoday.com/venezue...r-state-19019/

Venezuela malaria cases continue surge, 80% in Bolivar state
Posted by Robert Herriman on October 17, 2016

In a follow-up on the malaria epidemic situation in Venezuela, the president of the Medical Federation of Venezuela (FMV), Douglas Leon Natera said Monday that the country recorded more than 180,000 cases of malaria, according to a El Nacional report today (computer translated)...