In 2021, the report of malaria cases had a closure of 60 reported cases, while for the first three months of this year there were 54 confirmed cases and 4 discarded.
54 non-indigenous cases of malaria are registered in the metropolitan region. Photo: Illustrative
The metropolitan health region expressed concern about the increase in malaria cases.
And it is that in just 12 epidemiological weeks there are 58 reported cases, reported Catherine Castillo, coordinator of regional epidemiology.
In 2021, the report of malaria cases had a closure of 60 reported cases, while for the first three months of this year there were 54 confirmed cases and 4 discarded, reported the Ministry of Health.
The diagnosed cases are not autochthonous and it is presumed that the confirmed patients come from the Guna Yala region, specifically from Armila, Tubualá and Ailigandí, also from Chepo and the province of Darién.
Castillo said that communications have been made so that the health regions where the patients come from actively search for cases.
Malaria is a potentially deadly disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to humans through the bite of infected female mosquitoes. Anopheles. It is a preventable and curable disease, stresses the World Health Organization.
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