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The Ministry of Health says it is currently investigating a cluster of malaria cases in south Trinidad.

"As of today, April 2, 2025, five cases have been confirmed, including the primary source, which brings the total number of cases for 2025 to five; as there were no other confirmed cases for 2025," the Ministry said in a release Wednesday.

The release noted that Trinidad and Tobago is not endemic for malaria, and as such, the majority of cases confirmed each year are imported and/or introduced. Over the period 2015 to 2024 there have been 153 confirmed cases, which is an average of 15 cases per year, the Ministry reported.