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Summary:
- The number of cases has risen from 166 in January to 244 in June this year.
KISORO: Nyakabande HCIII in Nyakabande Sub-county, Kisoro District, has reported a significant increase in malaria cases. The number of cases has risen from 166 in January to 244 in June this year.
According to Emmanuel Namugera, the in-charge at Nyakabande HCIII, the monthly malaria case numbers are as follows: 166 in January, 153 in February, 73 in March, 156 in April, 151 in May, and 244 in June.
Namugera attributes the recent surge in malaria cases to the influx of refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) into Uganda.
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He noted that 90% of the malaria cases are imported from the DRC, while the remaining 10% are linked to residents who have traveled outside Kisoro.
CUE IN NAMUGERA……ON MALARIA……LUG/ENG//
