Malaria -- Colombia
Health officials are reporting a malaria outbreak in Cauca department in southwestern Colombia, according to a RCN Radio report (computer translated).
The outbreak has affected 322 people in the rural areas of Guapi and Timbiqui: (the towns of Calle larga, Belen, San Agustin, Pascualero, and Cascajero (in Guapi) and in the mining area of Santa Maria, Chacon Playa, and Coteje (in Timbiqui).
The strain of malaria was identified as _Plasmodium falciparum_. The report notes it was indicated
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6347890&promed&0
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