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July 9, 2024 Malaria cases rise in Tigray, Ethiopia.

July 9, 2024

Regional Health Department of the city. Tigray, Ethiopiareported a 60 percent increase in cases malaria throughout the region. Twenty counties have significant malaria prevalence, and 10 of them have reached epidemic levels.

The weekly number of malaria cases has increased from 4,000 to 7,000. This increase is partly due to a lack of resources for mosquito control, as only 50 percent of the necessary measures will be implemented.

Malaria Ethiopia

More information about malaria in Ethiopia

2023 year. 4.1 million cases of malaria, including 527 deaths. (WHO)

2022 yearThe WHO estimates that there have been 5,106,067 cases and 10,570 deaths this year.
2021 year. 3 783 896 cases and 8,041 presumed deaths
2020 year. 4,231,328 cases and 9,433 estimated deaths
2019 year. 2,645,193 cases and 5,708 estimated deaths
2018 year. 1,530,739 confirmed cases. 356 deaths.
2013. 2,118,815 confirmed cases. 213 deaths.
27% of the population lives in high-prevalence areas; 41% in low-prevalence areas and 32% in malaria-free areas

PRESENT

2024 year. March 30, 3.2 million cases of malaria in the past eight months; February 11, 525,790 cases and 120 deaths (case fatality rate 0.02%). More than 70.0% of cases were reported from four regions: Oromia (35.5%), Amhara (19.5%), Southwest Ethiopia People’s Region (SWEPRS; 11.8%) and Southern Ethiopia (10.3%). However, the highest incidence rate per 100,000 inhabitants is in Gambella Region (4,324 cases per 100,000 inhabitants), followed by SWEPRS (1,846/100,000 inhabitants), Afar (574/100,000 inhabitants) and Tigray (488/100,000 inhabitants). February 3 328,881 new and 84 deaths in January

2023 year. November 26, cases increase in Amhara Region; November 16, 774,519 cases and 180 deaths in 117 districts and 7 major cities in Oromia Region; November 4, 2,873,114 cases (excluding Amhara Region) Striking increase; September 10, 2,235,311 cases; September outbreak in Begi and Kondala, in the West Wollega conflict zone, Oromia.
2020 year. June