Health Department urges malaria vigilance during Easter holidays

VAAL TRIANGLE - The Department of Health urged all travelers from the Vaal Triangle and the rest of South Africa to remain vigilant of malaria. This comes as the country recorded a slight increase in malaria cases in malaria-endemic provinces, which include Limpopo, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal. The country has also noted outbreaks of malaria in some neighbouring countries. The department says this poses a threat of possible cross-border transmission, especially as people travel across the region to various destinations for religious and cultural reasons as part of the Easter holidays. The department says it will remain on high alert in case of a sudden peak in local malaria transmission.