Health Alerts

Following a recent surge in malaria cases, a ‘Watch - Level 1, Practice Usual Precautions’ travel notice has been instigated by the US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), for US travellers to Burundi. ‘A malaria epidemic has been declared by the Burundi Ministry of Health. All of the country’s 18 provinces are reporting higher numbers of malaria cases than expected and nine provinces — Gitega, Kirundo, Muyinga, Karusi, Kayanza, Ngosi, Ruyigi, Cankuzo and Cibitoko—have been hit especially hard. Read more.

Earlier this month, a ReliefWeb update noted that there had been nearly 2 million malaria cases (and 869 deaths) in an overall population of fewer than 11 million.