Malaria cases in North Korea have fallen for the fourth year in a row, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its World Malaria Report 2017 last week.
The number of “presumed and confirmed” malaria-afflicted North Koreans dropped to 5113 in 2016 by around 31%, compared to 7407 in 2015, the report said.
Malaria cases in North Korea have fallen for the fourth year in a row, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its World Malaria Report 2017 last week.
The number of “presumed and confirmed” malaria-afflicted North Koreans dropped to 5113 in 2016 by around 31%, compared to 7407 in 2015, the report said.
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