5 malaria cases registered in Belarus this year

Five cases of malaria have been registered in Belarus this year. No other cases of dangerous infections deceases have been reported yet.
The head of the immunoprophylaxis department of the Republican Hygiene, Epidemiology and Healthcare Centre Veranika Shymanovich informed about it.

According to her, there have been no cases of bringing such dangerous deceases as plague, smallpox or yellow fever to Belarus for many years. However, Belarusian “do bring” malaria from time to time. Two cases of the kind were registered last year.

BelTA