According to Albie, malaria
is the disease that kills
most people in Africa.
Over 200 million cases of
malaria are reported and
over 650 000 lives are lost
each year. He said that
due to the ongoing nature
of the epidemic, the press
were relatively quiet on the
topic, which resulted in lack
of awareness about how
dangerous the disease
was.
“The listeriosis outbreak
earlier this year
killed 180 people in
total. Malaria kills 180
children per day. We
are losing control in
South Africa without
regular spraying, and the
disease is on the rise
locally. Internationally, 90%
of malaria deaths occur in
Africa,” said Albie.
He explained that it was
vital for travellers to take
malaria pills when travelling,
especially in Africa and that
if the traveller experienced
symptoms approximately
10 days later it was vital to
seek emergency medical
care as patients could die
within 72 hours without
treatment.
Malaria a major killer
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