Venezuela malaria cases jumped 138 percent in the first quarter of this year over the same period last year. Up to April 3 12,717 cases of malaria, much higher than the 4,917 in the first quarter of 2009. Malaria was most prevalent in the southern state of Bolivar, where there were 11,700 cases of the disease up to April 3.In 2009, the incidence of malaria in Venezuela increased by 12.7 percent compared with the previous year, according to a preliminary report last December from the Health Ministry.According to the preliminary official figures, in 2009 there were some 33,805 cases of malaria in Venezuela.
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