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Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh is urging the public, particularly people frequenting and living in forested areas to take the necessary precautions to protect themselves against infections from malaria.
In a voice note from the Ministry of Health on Thursday, Deyalsingh said there were five cases of malaria which were identified as being from a "well-defined geographic area in South Trinidad."
He added that these cases were discovered on March 27 and vector control methods were rolled out, noting screening showed that all those affected were discharged from the hospital.
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