Malaria affects southern Sukabumi

Thu, 10 Jun 2004, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

BANDUNG: Malaria has spread in the southern part of Sukabumi
regency since January this year, infecting 461 residents and
killing three of them.

Head of West Java Health Office Yudhi Prayuda said on
Wednesday that malaria cases were first discovered in January in
Simpenan subdistrict, but had spread since then to neighboring
Lengkong and Pelabuhan Ratu.

A malaria outbreak affected 4,258 residents in the same area
last year and killed 44 of them. -- JP

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