Border Residents Believe Ghosts To Blame For Malaria

The Ministry of Public Health today expressed concern over the widespread belief in the Thai-Myanmar border area that malaria was caused by ghosts, noting that patients were being put at risk by attempts to treat the disease using spirit worship.

[via MCOT]

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