Kupang (Antara Bali) - Malaria cases are still rampant in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) with 25 out of 1,000 people in the province found to be infected by the disease, a doctor said.
Head of the NTT Health Service dr Stafanus Bria Seran, MPH, said here Wednesday the rate is five times the national standard of 5 out of 1,000 in the country.
NTT is among the regions including Papua and Maluku in eastern Indonesia having the highest malaria cases and death rate, dr Stefanus said here today. Babies and pregnant women are more vulnerable to malaria attacks, he said.
Malaria could cause serious anemia for pregnant women and anemia could be fatal for the baby, and cause miscarriage even death if the malaria attacks the brain, he added.
Currently 30 of 1,000 pregnant women and 46 of 1,000 babies are attacked by malaria in NTT, he said.(IGT)
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Head of the NTT Health Service dr Stafanus Bria Seran, MPH, said here Wednesday the rate is five times the national standard of 5 out of 1,000 in the country.
NTT is among the regions including Papua and Maluku in eastern Indonesia having the highest malaria cases and death rate, dr Stefanus said here today. Babies and pregnant women are more vulnerable to malaria attacks, he said.
Malaria could cause serious anemia for pregnant women and anemia could be fatal for the baby, and cause miscarriage even death if the malaria attacks the brain, he added.
Currently 30 of 1,000 pregnant women and 46 of 1,000 babies are attacked by malaria in NTT, he said.(IGT)
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