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Malaria cases rise by 19% in Scotland

More travellers fell ill with malaria in Scotland last year, new figures revealed yesterday.

The number of cases increased by 19% to 44, reversing a previous drop in diagnoses.

The same trend was noticed across the UK. In 2009 there were 1495 cases, up 9% from 2008.