Though the details are sketchy, health officials in the two regions have confirmed the outbreak and said they are still doing investigations. One doctor stated that he could not give full details as they were still touring the regions that have experienced the outbreak. "Yes we have had an outbreak but we are still doing investigations to get statistics." It is said Ministry of Health officials toured Bobirwa villages last week to assess the situation and get statistics.
Though details were not available at the time of going to press, a brief from the Ministry of Health indicates that despite heavy rainfall, the malaria situation in the country is still stable with relatively lower cases reported nationally than before. The brief said that so far, 1,248 unconfirmed malaria cases, 329 confirmed cases and two deaths have been reported during the transmission season from November 3, 2007 to March 8, 2008. "Although we have not yet experienced high levels of reported cases, the National Malaria Control Programme is closely monitoring the situation as we have not reached the expected peak period which usually appears around end of March and April," the brief said.
