Health Dept: Sabah records 57% jump in malaria cases

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah reported more malaria cases as of June 3 this year compared with the same period in 2022.

The Sabah Health Department said the state recorded 840 cases, which was an increase of 57.3% compared with the same epidemiological week last year (534 cases).These cases are mainly zoonotic malaria caused by the parasite Plasmodium knowlesi (P. knowlesi) followed by a small percentage of imported or introduced human malaria cases.