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Costa Rica reports malaria outbreak in the North, 138 confirmed cases in past month
by Press Release
December 4, 2021
Costa Rica health authorities report an increase in malaria cases in the last four weeks in the Northern Zone, prompting reinforcement of the epidemiological fence operation in the border corridor.
Local health services confirmed that there was a total of 138 cases as of November 27, of which 13 are relapses in people infected with the disease.
Authorities of the Ministry of Health, the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), with the support of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), maintain an epidemiological fence in the communities of Medio Queso, San Gerardo, Cuatro Esquinas, Isla Chica, La Trocha, Las Delicias and Coquital, with the aim of preventing the cases from spreading to nearby places or to other territories in the region...
Costa Rica reports malaria outbreak in the North, 138 confirmed cases in past month
by Press Release
December 4, 2021
Costa Rica health authorities report an increase in malaria cases in the last four weeks in the Northern Zone, prompting reinforcement of the epidemiological fence operation in the border corridor.
Local health services confirmed that there was a total of 138 cases as of November 27, of which 13 are relapses in people infected with the disease.
Authorities of the Ministry of Health, the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), with the support of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), maintain an epidemiological fence in the communities of Medio Queso, San Gerardo, Cuatro Esquinas, Isla Chica, La Trocha, Las Delicias and Coquital, with the aim of preventing the cases from spreading to nearby places or to other territories in the region...