Patient Heemskerk has malaria: 'Not contagious and easy to treat'

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The patient who was quarantined in Heemskerk last night has malaria. This was reported by the Kennemerland Safety Region. It was previously thought that he had a contagious tropical disease, but that is not the case. Malaria is not contagious and can be treated well. The man reported sick to a GP practice last night, after which the area around that building was cordoned off as a precaution. The GP raised the alarm because the man had come from …