Warning for travellers to check vaccination requirements after rise in malaria cases
Travel-acquired malaria cases exceeded 2,000 in 2023
Source: independent.co.uk
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Travel-acquired malaria cases exceeded 2,000 in 2023
More than 2,000 travel-acquired cases of the mosquito-borne illness were logged across England, Wales and Northern Ireland in 2023.
Malaria has surged among holidaying Britons with cases at their highest level in more than 20 years.
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