It was reported on July 26th that two new cases of malaria infection were registered in the Nooken district of Jalal-Abad oblast. The Ministry of Health provided the information to news outlets after receiving information on the confirmed cases from the Department for State Sanitary and Epidemiological Supervision. In 2009, four cases of malaria were registered, three in Batken oblast and one in Jalal-Abad oblast.
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It was reported on July 21st that warm temperatures are allowing the malaria mosquito to survive in highland areas of Kenya, where the colder climate and thinner air have previously served as natural protection against the mosquito. Malaria, which already kills one million Africans per year, is thus rising in Kenya, putting pressure on hospitals and public infrastructure to provide adequate help for infected people.
Cambodia saw a 41% increase in cases of malaria in 2009, with some 83,200 cases recorded compared to nearly 58,900 cases in 2008, a spokesperson for the National Center for Parasitology, Entomology, and Malaria Control said on April 27th. Malaria killed some 279 people in 2009 compared to 209 in 2008. A natural cyclical rise in cases reported every two to three years, an earlier-than-usual rainy season, internal migration to areas affected by malaria, and a late distribution of netting as causes for the spike reportedly led to the rise in cases.
The most effective anti-malarial drug available, artemisinin, is reportedly failing to combat a new generation of malarial strand in Myanmar, a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on February 4th. Preliminary studies in Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam reportedly second the report, with indications that artemisinin-tolerant malaria is spreading in the region. Health officials put the blame on the plasmodium falciparum parasite, which may have developed a tolerance to various treatments due to the use of counterfeit drugs in the area, which expose the parasite to lower doses of anti-malarial drugs, enabling it to adapt.
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Philippino government officials declared an outbreak of malaria in Quezon province, east of Metro Manila, after fifteen students tested positive for malaria. Many residents of Sitio Tampitan and Dundulit of Barangay Dapdap in Calauag reported signs of either typhoid of malaria.
Please be aware of required and recommended vaccinations. You can visit the US State Department or Center for Disease Control for information.