Malaria -- Burundi
Burundi has declared a malaria epidemic after more than 9 million cases were recorded since last year [2016].
According to the Burundi's Health minister Dr Josiane Nijimbere, more than 3700 people have died from the mosquito-borne disease since 2016.
"There is an increase of 13 percent of the cases related to malaria", she said adding that this "is why we have decided to declare the disease as an epidemic".
She singled out Kirundo, Muyinga and Kayanza in northern Burundi and Cankuzo
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