Colombia: 2019 Malaria

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Source: http://outbreaknewstoday.com/colombi...artment-99336/


Colombia: Malaria outbreak reported in Cauca Department
by News Desk
March 2, 2019

Health officials are reporting a malaria outbreak in Cauca Department in southwestern Colombia, according to a RCNRadio report (computer translated).

The outbreak has affected 322 people in the rural areas of Guapi and Timbiqu?: ( the towns of Calle larga, Bel?n, San Agust?n, Pascualero and Cascajero ( in Guapi ) and in the mining area of Santa Mar?a, Chac?n Playa and Coteje ( in Timbiqu? )).

The strain of malaria was identified as Plasmodium falciparum...

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Source: https://www.plenglish.com/index.php?...ar-in-colombia

Over 23,600 Cases of Malaria This Year in Colombia
ogota, Apr 26 (Prensa Latina) Over 23,600 cases of malaria are registered in Colombia so far this year, the Ministry of Health reported today.

The health authorities specified that 60 percent of the patients are concentrated in the department of Choco and other regions of the Colombian Pacific.

'In Colombia there are municipalities where malaria is still a problem. Therefore, since August 2018, we have included this disease as one of our work priorities and we have joined the Mesoamerican initiative against its eradication, 'expressed Deputy Minister of the sector, Ivan Dario.

The official stressed that 'where malaria exists, there is no development and what the National Government seeks with strategies such as the Pact against Malaria is to generate equity and open the door to development'.

A recent report from the Ministry of Health of Colombia announced that in the South American country there are about 60,000 and 70,000 cases of malaria per year...