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Thursday, January 20, 2011

Zambia : Malaria hits Kaputa district

An article from Lusaka Times :

" Kaputa district in the Northern Province has been hit with a serious malaria epidemic, raising concern among medical staff in the district.

The district has so far recorded 1, 927 cases of malaria with 62 deaths recorded between October 2010 and December the same year.

This is according to statistics submitted to the District Health Office by four of the 12 health centers in the district.

Kaputa District Director of Health Michael Musonda described the situation as serious saying urgent action needs to be taken to ensure that the situation is put under control.

Dr. Musonda disclosed that the Malaria Control Centre in Lusaka has since donated over 66, 000 mosquito nets to be distributed to members of the community in Kaputa district in an effort to curb the situation."

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