Limpopo is a malaria endemic province and the transmissions are prevalent during the months of October and April.

“As the department we have not received any cases of malaria related deaths in the province,” said Thabiso Teffo, Spokesperson of the Department of Health in Limpopo.

Malaria is defined as a mosquito-borne infectious disease affecting humans and other animals caused by parasitic protozoan.

The disease is most commonly transmitted by an infected female Anopheles mosquito.

The mosquito bite introduces the parasites from the mosquito’s saliva into a person’s blood, the parasites travel to the liver where they mature and reproduce.

There are many ways to prevent malaria, one of them is by closing the windows early to prevent mosquitos from getting into the house.

Common symptoms of malaria include, coughing, body-aches, sweating, nausea, vomiting. diarrhoea, shivering and headache.

If you have the above mentioned symptoms get yourself checked at your nearest health centre or hospital.

In May this year the Limpopo Province reported one of the highest cases of malaria ever recorded in recent years.

During that time the Depatment of Health confirmed that about 624 malaria patients were admitted in hospitals around the province.

The worst hit hospitals were Siloam near Makhado, Donald Fraser in Thohoyandou and Nkhensani Hospital in Giyani.

Since then the province has not reported any malaria cases.

For more information contact Malaria Control Centre in Tzaneen on 015 307 3736.

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