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| | PR-2000-75/RAIN FEARS AS MALARIA EPIDEMIC HITS BURUNDI |
 | | Data from clinics in Kayanza province collected in mid November show 21,000 cases of malaria among a total population of 200,400 - an increase of more than 500% compared to the same period last year. |
 | | Following laboratory tests Medecins Sans Frontières and WHO found 80% of suspected cases from selected health centres in Kayanza province tested positively for the deadly Plasmodium falciparum strain of malaria. |
 | | A total of 249,239 cases were reported by mid November across the ten districts including: 12,261 in Cibitoke, 72, 906 in Gitega, 36,335 in Karuzi, 22,100 in Kayanza, 10,776 in Kirundo, 7,645 in Makamba, 9,589 in Muramvya, 23,993 in Muyinga, 24,814 in Mwaro and 29,239 in Ngozi. |
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