This year, there are more than 32,000 cases of malaria in the country

The National Institute of Health reported that so far this year there have been 32,470 cases of malaria in the country, of which 31,945 are "uncomplicated" and 525 "complicated".

According to the entity, there was a notable increase in cases in the departments of Norte de Santander, Vichada, Vaupés, Guanía, Chocó, Antioquia and Nariño; as part of the registry that exists in 25 departments of the country.

To this are added the 52 cases of "complicated" malaria, which have been reported in people coming from abroad in Colombia with the symptoms of the disease. In total in the country there have been 900 cases this year, of which 850 are "simple" malaria of foreigners.

INS, in its latest epidemiological bulletin, found that 56.8% of "complicated malaria" cases were concentrated in men aged 20 to 24, and 104 cases were reported among Aboriginal people. . and 83 among Afro-Colombians, mostly in the rural area.

The health authorities have confirmed that in all medical centers in the country, particular vigilance is given to people with symptoms such as fever accompanied by chills, sweating, headache and generalized muscle aches and pains. joints. to vomiting and diarrhea.

In case of presentation of symptomatology equal to that described, the INS recommended to people to go immediately to the hospital centers.

In 2017, in Colombia, according to the National Institute of Health, about 55,000 cases were confirmed, especially in border regions, where there is a report of Colombian and Venezuelan citizens.