Malaria epidemic likely this year, MoH warns

The Ministry of Health (MoH) says Botswana has a higher probability of experiencing a malaria epidemic this year as a result of the high rainfall the country has received so far.

In Botswana, incidences of malaria peak during the months of March and April after a two-month lag during which malaria vector populations would have been breeding.

MoH's spokesperson Colo Boitshoko says while the burden of the disease is greatest in the Boteti, Chobe, Ngami, Okavango and Tutume districts, transmission may occur anywhere in the country where conditions are conducive.

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