Malaria in Lebanon … Is there a reason to worry?

On the other hand, malaria is not common in mild climates, but in the past two days Lebanon has seen a case of malaria in a hospital, which has led the Ministry of Health to issue a statement saying:

"On March 21, Thursday, the injury of a woman at the age of fifty, the onset of malaria in a hospital in Sidon and the Ministry of Health confirm the following:
• The patient responded to treatment and became a stable state of health
• Follow-up of epidemiological teams within the department, research and analysis in the environment and examination of samples to determine the causes and source of the infection.
• The Ministry of Health asks all doctors to be alert to any similar situation and to inform the relevant departments of the Ministry of the measures to be taken.
• There is no immediate similar case, and the treatment is available efficiently and with high quality.
• No need to worry, everything is clarified at this time.

Lebanon … Is it dangerous?

"There is no need to worry because malaria is not found in Lebanon," said Dr. Zahi al-Hilou, a specialist in infectious diseases and microbiology. "This woman was infected in Africa or any tropical country after To sting mosquitoes anovilas, all the cases registered by Lebanon are people who were abroad.

I would like to point out to the Lebanese that the infection can not be transmitted from one person to another, and that the treatment is in Lebanon, provided that the diagnosis and treatment are available quickly and can be obtained from the Ministry. of Health, and that the number of minor injuries in Lebanon is at the origin of the reason.

It is also important that everyone coming from Africa is promptly tested for malaria. As a precaution, preventive medicine must be obtained before traveling to these countries and throughout their stay. "