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Apac district has highest malaria transmission rate in the world

New Vision Online "The Highest malaria transmission in the world is in Apac district, in the northern part of Uganda. Health scientists have revealed this.

The team leader of the Uganda Malaria Training Program, Dr Umaru Ssekabira, reminds that 60% of the district is swampy. This is creating favourable conditions for mosquito breeding, he says."

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