Visitor Dies After Imported Malaria Infection in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua News • • health
Key Points:
- A male traveller recently arrived in Antigua and Barbuda from a malaria-endemic country has died after contracting malaria, according to health authorities.
- The visitor became critically ill shortly after arrival and died despite medical treatment at Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre.
- Health officials confirmed the malaria cases are imported, with no evidence of local transmission or community spread in Antigua and Barbuda.
- A second imported malaria case involving another male traveller was treated and has since left the country.
- The Ministry of Health has intensified surveillance and mosquito-control measures to prevent any possible spread of malaria.