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Four Year Old Dies of Malaria in Italy

September 5, 2017 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

A four-year old girl has died of a severe form of malaria contracted in Italy, where the disease is supposed to have been eradicated years ago nearly half a century ago.

Italy’s health ministry on Tuesday said it was sending experts to investigate the death Sofia Zago, who died in hospital in the northern city of Brescia overnight between Sunday and Monday.

She had not visited any countries where malaria is common, the ministry said in a statement.

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