Malaria Month

Posted on: 04/01/2012
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Author: Jillian Husman
Tags: Burkina Faso , Every Child

Jessi

Malaria is often called ‘palu’ (pah-loo) in Burkina, short for its French name paludism. Though malaria is active year round, like everything else here, it has its own season. When the conditions are best for mosquitos to breed is after rainy season. August- November there are more mosquitos, and thus more malaria.

Read Jessi’s blog here

Read about Peace Corps Burkina-Faso here

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