A health official has confirmed that an outbreak of malaria in northern Nigeria's Katsina state has claimed the lives of 401 people in the last four weeks.
"In the last 28 days 401 people have died of malaria which has become hyper-endemic in the state," Halliru Idris, director of public health in the state's health ministry, told AFP.
Malaria - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Prevention, Treatment
Malaria is caused by a parasite that enters blood through the bite of an infected mosquito. It is characterized by fever, vomiting, shivering, sweating and other symptoms.
Malaria is caused by a parasite that enters blood through the bite of an infected mosquito. It is characterized by fever, vomiting, shivering, sweating and other symptoms.
He said 50,311 malaria cases were recorded in the state of 4.5 million people over the past four weeks, which he attributed to the high rainfall recorded this rainy season, which saw more mosquitoes breed than usual.
The government has deployed health workers to the worst affected districts to fumigate mosquito breeding areas such as open sewers and ponds as well to distribute mosquito bed nets.
About Mosquito Diseases
Mosquito-borne diseases, like malaria, filaria, dengue, etc are common in places conducive of mosquito breeding. Swamps, ponds and stagnated drainage provide optimal breeding ground for mosquitoes.
Mosquito-borne diseases, like malaria, filaria, dengue, etc are common in places conducive of mosquito breeding. Swamps, ponds and stagnated drainage provide optimal breeding ground for mosquitoes.
World Bank chief Robert Zoellick last month said Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), are Africa's hardest-hit, accounting for between 30 and 40 percent of deaths from malaria on the continent.
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